Panchkula, April 1 -- The anti-immigration fraud unit of Panchkula Police has apprehended Parth Jani, the alleged kingpin in a major immigration fraud case, from Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Jani, the proprietor of M/s Pelican Immigration Consultants, a Gujarat-based firm, who is accused of defrauding victims of Rs.2.23 crore, had been evading arrest for two years.

Sub-inspector (SI) Tejinder Pal Singh, the investigating officer (IO) and in-charge of the unit, stated that a production warrant was obtained for the accused from a local court in Gujarat. Subsequently, the accused was produced before a Panchkula court for the purpose of obtaining 10-day police remand. The IO also informed the court that the other accused involved in the case had be...