FIR Lodges Against 2 Gujarat Girls By US Embassy For Forging Education Documents

The US embassy and immigration authorities were allegedly tricked by two female applicants and a Mehsana-based visa counselor into obtaining non-immigrant visas and realizing their American aspirations by fabricating documents pertaining to their salary and education. The complaint for visa fraud was filed at Chanakyapuri police station in New Delhi on June 20 by Eric Molitor, an overseas criminal investigator with the US embassy’s regional security office. The individuals named in the complaint are Neha Patel, 26, who lives in Dhanpura Katosan in Jotana taluka of Mehsana; Pinkal Patel, 24 years old, lives in Limdivaas in Kadi, Mehsana; and Chirag Patel, 29, who lives in Kubernagar Society on Detroj Road in Kadi. According to the First Information Report, Neha had applied for a non-immigrant visa at the US embassy in Delhi.

She stated on her application that she received a BA from a nearby scientific and arts college between 2015 and 2018. She added the FIR and provided transcripts from her college to back up her claims. According to the FIR, she also turned in documents demonstrating her employment history with a pharmaceutical business, as well as bank statements and certifications indicating her father’s bank balance of Rs 52.20 lakh. She was questioned during her interview at the US Embassy on June 20 and eventually acknowledged that her bank documents and diploma were fake. She informed the US embassy staff that she had paid Rs 1.50 lakh to two visa agents, Mehsana Patel and Mihir Patel Chirag, who had provided her with the falsified paperwork.

The FIR claims that she was expected to give the two visa agents Rs 24.50 lakh. In a similar vein, during her interview that day, Pinkal Patel produced falsified records, including bank statements that purported to indicate her father’s balance of Rs 51.13 lakh. She acknowledged in the interview that the bank account listed on the application was not her father’s. In addition, Pinkal said that Chirag had paid her Rs 2 lakh for the fake documents. She was meant to give him an additional Rs 10 lakh after she obtained the non-immigrant visa. According to law enforcement sources, Chirag’s brother, Chintan, has made his home in the United States and is suspected of assisting Chirag and Mihir in operating an illegal immigration consultancy and arranging for individuals to enter the country. According to the Indian Penal Code, Chanakyapuri police filed a case for criminal conspiracy, forgery with the intent to deceive, and using a fake document as authentic. They also started an investigation. According to people with knowledge of the proceedings, the agent funded the bank accounts that appeared to be the fathers of the ladies. Examining the documents closely showed that they were fake.