In a major breakthrough in an ongoing crackdown on immigration fraud, the IGI Airport police have arrested Vishan Dutt alias Vishu (30), a Haryana-based travel agent, for orchestrating a fake visa operation aimed at smuggling a passenger into Canada via Taiwan.
The case surfaced during the night of June 23–24, when Tarsem Lal (47) of Mehar Majra, was deported back to Delhi after Taiwanese authorities flagged a fake Canadian visa in his passport. Upon arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Indian immigration officials confirmed the document was forged, leading to Lal’s immediate arrest.
During questioning, Lal confessed he was lured by dreams of better financial opportunities in Canada, inspired by relatives already settled there. He contacted Vishan Dutt, who promised a multiple-entry Canadian visa, arranged travel via Taipei, and charged Rs15 lakh for the entire process.
Lal made partial payments:
Rs1 lakh via bank transfer
Rs1.5 lakh via UPI to the agent’s wife
Rs3.5 lakh in cash
The balance was to be paid upon arrival in Canada.
The elaborate plan began with Lal flying to Malaysia on May 11. There, a contact of Dutt’s collected his passport and returned it with a fake Canadian visitor visa. He was routed through Indonesia, Bangkok, and Taipei, but Taiwanese authorities detected the forgery and deported him.
Based on information from Lal, police launched multiple raids but Dutt initially evaded capture. Through technical surveillance and local intelligence, the police tracked him to Yamuna Nagar, where he was arrested.
During interrogation, Vishan Dutt admitted to his involvement, revealing that he dropped out after the 8th grade and joined a network of agents dealing in forged visas and international human smuggling since 2022. He also confessed to arranging counterfeit documents and coordinating complex multi-country travel routes to evade direct immigration checks.
The IGI police are expanding the investigation to uncover other agents in the network, highlighting the growing sophistication of visa scams targeting desperate job seekers.
