CPs/SSPs WERE DIRECTED TO ENSURE STRICT ACTION AGAINST TRAVEL AGENTS FOUND VIOLATING PROVISIONS OF PUNJAB TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS’ REGULATION ACT: SPL DGP
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 25-
In a bid to protect the youth aspiring to settle abroad from falling prey to illegal travel agents as per the directions of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police conducted raids and carried out search operations at as many as 1274 immigration firms across the state.
The massive operation against illegal travel agents was carried out on the directions of DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts from 11 am till late evening on Monday. The development came amidst the ongoing crackdown against illegal travel agents across the state in wake of the deportation of Indians from USA.
Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this daylong state-level operation, said that police teams have registered at least 24 first information reports (FIRs) against defaulter travel agents and arrested seven of them.
