Delhi Police bust interstate gang supplying counterfeit French D-type visas; 55-year-old agent arrested, multiple job aspirants duped in ₹6–12 lakh scams.
During questioning, it emerged that Naveeraj’s fraudulent visa had been arranged by his brother for ₹6 lakh, while Mohan and Prabhakaran had each paid ₹12 lakh to an agent operating in Namakkal district. (File Photo)
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on fraudulent visa operations, the Delhi Police have uncovered yet another interstate syndicate involved in supplying counterfeit French D-type visas to Indian job aspirants. A major suspect in the case, V. Kannan (55), a resident of Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, was taken into custody by a team from PS IGI Airport following a coordinated, multi-state operation.
The case came to light on 28 October 2025, when three passengers from Tamil Nadu — Naveeraj Subramaniyam (23), Mohan Gandhi Elangovan (38) and Prabhakaran Senthilkumar (28) — approached the departure immigration counters at IGI Airport for their scheduled flight to Paris. During detailed scrutiny, immigration officials detected that the French D-type visas pasted on their passports were forged, lacking key security features and authenticity markers. After this discovery, a formal case was registered under the appropriate sections of the BNS and the Passport Act.
During questioning, it emerged that Naveeraj’s fraudulent visa had been arranged by his brother for ₹6 lakh, while Mohan and Prabhakaran had each paid ₹12 lakh to an agent operating in Namakkal district.
A dedicated police team was subsequently constituted under the guidance of ACP/IGI Airport to identify and apprehend the agents involved in the racket. Acting on precise intelligence and technical surveillance, the team successfully located and arrested V. Kannan in Namakkal.
During his interrogation, Kannan confessed that he operated a government-affiliated ITI as well as an overseas education consultancy in Velur. He further revealed that, in collaboration with co-accused Sathik Syed @ Abdul Hakim from Madurai, he had enticed at least 16 job seekers by offering them warehouse employment opportunities in Paris. Counterfeit visas were prepared after conducting interviews with applicants, and payments were collected through a combination of bank transfers and cash transactions. The hunt for his associate Sathik Syed is currently in progress, and investigators are working to identify other individuals linked to the network and verify possible connections with similar visa fraud cases.
So far, the individuals arrested include V. Kannan (55), the primary agent from Namakkal, along with the three passengers — Naveeraj Subramaniyam (23) from Namakkal, Mohan Gandhi Elangovan (38) from Tiruchirappalli and Prabhakaran Senthilkumar (28) from Namakkal — all of whom were directly involved in the case involving fake visas.
The IGI Airport Police also emphasized that during November 2025, they apprehended a total of 26 persons, including six agents, in various cases related to forged passports and visas. Several of these individuals were previously wanted in ongoing investigations. In addition, the Airport Unit has been actively addressing touting and other unlawful activities, leading to the arrest of 28 touts in the same month. The police reaffirmed their dedication to dismantling visa fraud operations and taking firm action against agents who prey on vulnerable job seekers.
