UK Visa
19 held for forging documents
Law enforcers arrested 19 Bangladeshis on Friday on charge of submitting forged documents, apparently provided by brokers, while seeking UK visas for business purposes.
The arrestees confessed to have paid the brokers at least up to Tk 10 lakh each to avail the counterfeit papers.
A press release of the British High Commission in Dhaka yesterday stated that the arrestees misrepresented their employment status and produced forged bank statements while applying for visas to attend the London Baishakhi Mela as stall holders.
“Preliminary interrogation revealed that the arrestees paid huge sums of money to brokers who fabricated all the papers and statements,” said officer-in-charge of Gulshan Police Station, Rafiqul Islam.
“However, the arrestees denied to have any knowledge that the papers were fabricated,” he said, adding that they were sent to jail afterwards as their bail prayers over a forgery case were rejected.
British Deputy High Commissioner Nick Low said, “I strongly advise anyone wanting to obtain a visa to visit the UK not to listen to agents who offer to sell forged documents and say they can guarantee a visa.”
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