Haryana Family Duped of ₹55 Lakh in UK Work Visa Scam; Chandigarh Immigration Firm DY Management, located n Sector 8 Is Under Police Scanner
A Haryana family’s dream of moving abroad turned into a nightmare when they discovered that their London work visas were fake. The victims were allegedly cheated of ₹55 lakh by a Chandigarh-based immigration company operating under the name DY Management, located in Sector 8.
According to police, Ravindra Sharma and his wife Jyoti Sharma, residents of Dharmgarh village in Panipat district, had planned to travel to London with their young child after being promised a three-year work visa by the firm.
Ravindra said the company’s representatives appeared highly professional and convincing during their meetings at the Sector 9 office.
“The office looked genuine — foreign flags, framed certificates, and photographs were displayed everywhere. They promised to arrange a three-year work visa for my wife within 45 days,” he told police.
Initially, the firm demanded ₹36.96 lakh, which Ravindra transferred online. Over the following months, he said the company continued to extract additional payments under the pretext of verification, documentation, and embassy charges.
In November 2024, the firm informed the family that the visa had been approved and instructed them to catch a flight from Delhi airport. However, upon arrival, immigration officials at the airport examined their documents and declared them fake.
“We were shocked and devastated. Everything we had planned for months collapsed in an instant,” Ravindra said.
The family tried to contact the company immediately, but the calls went unanswered. When Ravindra later visited the office to demand a refund, he was allegedly threatened and told to leave.
Police said the victims were misled between November 2024 and January 2025, during which company staff repeatedly assured them that their visa process was “underway.”
Following the complaint, Sector 3 police station registered an FIR under sections related to cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. The complaint names multiple individuals, including Gaurav Sharma, Dhruv Joshi, Ritu Joshi, Sunita Sharma, Rajiv Chaudhary, Khushboo, Geetanjali, Aarti, Zubair Ahmed, Stree Bhatia, Nancy Dhiman, and Anu, among others.
Investigators believe the firm was part of a larger organized network involved in fraudulent immigration operations. Sources said the group may have links to other states as well.
“The company appears to have operated systematically, targeting families aspiring to work abroad,” a senior police official said. “We are verifying financial transactions and expect to make key arrests soon.”
The case has once again highlighted the growing menace of immigration fraud in the region, prompting officials to urge residents to verify all visa consultants through authorized government channels before making any payments.