Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- Chandigarh Police have arrested an absconding accused involved in multiple cases of immigration-related fraud across Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, and seized a BMW and a Mahindra Thar from his residence in Ludhiana during the arrest.

Gurinder Singh, alias Guri, a 32-year-old diploma holder in mechanical engineering, had been on the run since a case was registered against him on October 14, 2023 at Sector-23 police station for charges under Sections 409, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Multiple FIRs across states also link Singh to cases of financial fraud, immigration scams and other criminal activities. He has been implicated in 13 FIRs across Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana.

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