NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi International Airport unit busted a fake visa racket arranging counterfeit French D-type visas for Indian job aspirants. An agent from Tamil Nadu, V Kannan Vadamalai, has been arrested in the case.The agent confessed to running a “government-affiliated ITI” and said that he lured “at least 16 job aspirants for warehouse jobs in Paris,” ANI cited DCP Airport Vichitra Veer saying.During sustained interrogation, V. Kannan confessed to his involvement and disclosed that he runs a government-affiliated ITI at Paramathi and also operates an overseas education consultancy named “Vetri Overseas” at Velur, the DCP said.With the help of co-accused agent Sathik Syed @ Abdul Hakim of Madurai, he lured at least 16 job aspirants for warehouse jobs in Paris. Fake visas were arranged after interviewing the applicants. Some money was taken through bank transfers and some through cash. The search for his associate is on. Efforts are also being made to identify other individuals involved and determine links to similar cases, he added.
