New Delhi, June 9 -- A man accused of trying to facilitate the illegal travel of three Punjab-based persons to Spain using forged Schengen visas and fake tickets has been arrested by IGI Airport police, an official said on Sunday.

The three persons were arrested at the Delhi airport after their documents and tickets were found to be fake. They had been promised jobs in Spain after paying Rs 17 lakh for the illegal travel.

Kamaldeep Singh (25), a resident of Amritsar, wen into a hiding after the trio's arrest but was later tracked and arrested from Kurukshetra after a 300-km chase, police said.

He was working with another agent, Sonu Walia, already arrested by Punjab Police, to send the trio abroad on fake documents, they added.

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