Gujarat Resident Duped On Pretext Of Canada Visa, Case Registered

Last Updated:November 05, 2025, 18:12 IST

Rajesh Kumar Bapuji Patel from Yoginagar Township lost Rs 4.25 lakh to Preeti Chauhan of Blue Tech Visa Consultancy in a Canada job scam. Chhani Police has launched a probe

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A Gujarat resident has been duped of Rs 4.25 lakh by a woman who posed as an overseas job consultant assuring him of visa and job in Canada.

IANS quoted the complaint lodged at Chhani Police Station as stating that the victim, Rajesh Kumar Bapuji Patel, a resident of Yoginagar Township near Rama Kaka Dairy, was looking for opportunities abroad after failing to find satisfactory employment in Vadodara. On March 26, he received a call from a woman identifying herself as Preeti Chauhan from Blue Tech Visa Consultancy.

“She offered assistance in obtaining a Canadian work visa, assuring him that the payment could be made later and deducted from his future salary after reaching Canada," he said.

The police said that Patel shared his documents with the woman following which he received a call from an international number for a purported “interview."

“Later, Chauhan informed him that he had been selected and demanded money under various pretexts, including document verification, embassy fees, bank account setup, biometrics, and flight booking," he said.

After the call, Patel transferred a total of Rs 4.25 lakh before Chauhan stopped responding and switched off her phone.

On the basis of the complaint, a case has been registered against Preeti Chauhan, Prachi Rajput, Mastan Singh, and Yasin, and police have launched an investigation into the fraud.

IANS cited police data as stating that between 2020-21 and 2022-23, the state recorded 139 complaints of visa cheating, involving financial losses of nearly Rs 74 lakh, of which only about Rs 41 lakh has been recovered so far.

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