Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint in the Special Court (PMLA), Jalandhar on Wednesday, naming Red Leaf Immigration, Overseas Partner, Rudra Consultancy, Infowiz and individuals including Amandeep Singh and Poonam Rani.
- ED officials say the probe began after complaints from the US Embassy prompted FIRs by Punjab and Delhi police that alleged an organised scheme to obtain US student and visitor visas using forged educational and work documents.
- Investigators allege about 154 applicants received short‑term bank deposits totaling roughly ₹40 lakh to create false proof of funds and that the accused charged about ₹40,000 per applicant for those arrangements.
- Searches carried out in February 2025 recovered digital devices, diaries, ₹19 lakh in unaccounted cash and a one‑kilogram gold bar, and the ED has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets it values at about ₹2.14 crore.
- The chargesheet starts formal PMLA proceedings and keeps the investigation open for further financial tracing, a development that could increase scrutiny of immigration consultancies and visa documentation practices.