Ludhiana, Nov. 26 -- Four people have been booked for allegedly duping a 38-year-old woman from Payal of Rs.25 lakh by posing as an immigration consultancy on Instagram, promising her a Canadian work permit and permanent residency. An FIR in connection with the case was registered on Tuesday at the cyber crime police station in Khanna.

The fraud came to light on February 27 when Amandeep Kaur of Mahpur village in Payal was prevented from boarding a flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, after the airport authorities discovered that her visa was fake.

Amandeep told police that while scrolling through Instagram, she came across a post advertising an immigration firm that claimed it only collected fees after issuing visa...