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Jalandhar Agent Behind Fake Canadian College Scam Arrested at Delhi Airport

Punjab Police have begun a seven-day investigation into Mishra’s role in duping over 700 students with forged Canadian college admission letters

In March 2023, nearly 700 students were issued deportation notices by the CBSA over fraudulent offer letters. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • Mishra was apprehended at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 24 under a look-out circular and remanded to a Jalandhar court for seven days of custody.
  • Punjab Police have registered about 20 FIRs across multiple stations against Mishra for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.
  • Between 2016 and 2020, his firm Education and Migration Services issued bogus Canadian college admission letters, charging each student between ₹10 lakh and ₹30 lakh.
  • In March 2023, the Canada Border Services Agency issued deportation notices to nearly 700 students after uncovering their fraudulent offer letters and later filed five charges against Mishra under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
  • Canada’s immigration ministry has frozen deportation orders for the affected students, designating them as victims of fraud while investigations continue.