Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Surat Police Arrest Engineer in Fake Visa Scam
Imagine someone making fake passports to help people travel to other countries, but these passports are not real.
Surat police caught an engineer named Pratik Shah doing just that.
They found fake visas for places like the UK and Canada.
Shah used a special printer and other equipment to make these fake documents.
He sold each fake visa for a lot of money to travel agents who then gave them to people wanting to travel.
Now, the police are trying to figure out how many fake visas he made and who else was involved.
The police have also found eight travel agents in Gujarat and other states who were in contact with the accused.
Surat police arrested an engineer for running a fake visa racket.
Five fake and eight partially printed visa stickers were seized.
The accused was in contact with travel agents across multiple states.
Shah charged between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 per fake document.
Police are investigating the extent of the scam and identifying accomplices.
- Who
- Pratik Shah, an engineer, was arrested.
- What
- Surat police unearthed a fake visa racket.
- When
- Shah was arrested on Monday night.
- Where
- Surat, India.
- Why
- Shah was supplying counterfeit visa documents to travel agents.
- Arrested
- Pratik Shah, an engineer
- Charges
- Involved in fake visa scam
- Seized Items
- Fake visa stickers, printer, embossing machine, and computer
- Countries Involved
- UK, Canada, Macedonia, Serbia
- Remand
- Five days granted by Surat district court
- Price Per Document
- Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000