False affidavit about loss of passports; Four booked in Himmatnagar

Himmatnagar: The police have registered a complaint against 2 couples for filing a false affidavit claiming that they had lost their passports. It was found by the Police that in reality, they had given the passports to a travel agent for illegal migration to the United States of America(USA).

Nareshbhai Ghanshyambhai Patel, a resident of Rambagh Society in Himmatnagar, lodged a complaint at the division police station. He stated that the passports of six family members had gone missing while cleaning the house a week earlier.

Upon investigation, it was revealed that eight months ago, Naresh Patel had provided a passport to an unauthorized agent in Gandhinagar to facilitate illegal travel to the United States. Later, Nareshbhai Patel filed a false affidavit claiming the passports were lost, which led to a police complaint.

Further investigation disclosed that Naresh Patel had entrusted passports to Rajan Patel in Gandhinagar for illicit travel to America. Naresh Ghanshyambhai Patel, Kinjalben Ghanshyambhai Patel, Nitinkumar Ghanshyambhai Patel, Bhumiben Nitinkumar Patel, along with a total of six individuals, were involved in filing a deceptive affidavit about the missing passports. Subsequently, the police registered a case and initiated legal action against the implicated parties. DeshGujarat