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Illegal US migration probe: Four charged over false passport claims in Himmatnagar

US Flag and Passport (img: Envato Elements)Gujarat police have registered a complaint against four individuals for providing false affidavits, falsely stating the loss of their passports.Police said that the passports were actually handed over to an unauthorised travel agent for illegal migration to the US.Himmatnagar resident provided false affidavits to police Naresh Ghanshyam Patel, a Himmatnagar resident, lodged the complaint. He initially reported the passports of six family members as lost, supposedly during a house cleaning activity a week prior.Subsequent investigation uncovered that eight months ago, Patel had handed his passport to an unauthorised agent in Gandhinagar for an illicit travel attempt to the USA. Patel then filed a misleading affidavit, wrongly claiming passport loss.Passport handed over for illegal travel to USFurther inquiries disclosed that the passports were entrusted to Rajan Patel in Gandhinagar for unlawful travel. Those involved in the deceptive affidavit include Naresh Ghanshyam Patel, Kinjal Ghanshyam Patel, Nitinkumar Ghanshyam Patel, Bhumi Nitinkumar Patel. There are speculations of six more people in this matter.The police have registered a case against the accused parties and initiated legal proceedings accordingly.(Source: IANS)-Edited for styleFor more such updates and news on the go, follow us onInstagram | YouTube | Facebook