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Fake visas, dollars seized

The crime branch of Delhi police has arrested five foreigners, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in printing and supplying fake passports, visas and US dollars.

“Gabriel Olawale Ajisafe, Sunny Odigie Sunday, Enwere Okethukwa Kelvin Enwere from Nigeria, Karolin Cherotich from Kenya and Augustine John Johm Kwaku Kyare from Ghana were arrested on Wednesday from the Golchha theatre in Daryaganj and Ganesh Nagar,” said a police official.
Around 120 fake passports, 300 visas, and 22,000 fake US dollars have been recovered from the accused.
“The mastermind of the gang is Gabriel Olawale Ajisafe, 52. Ajisafe has been residing in Delhi for 30 years,” the official added.
The police said that the accused targeted people who were eager to come to Indian and duped them with fake passport and visas.
“The racketeers had been active for more than a year. They printed counterfeit US dollars using screen-printing. The printing was exquisite and they could also reproduce the impression of the water mark of genuine US dollar,” the official said adding that the fake passports of African countries were provided to those whose passports had either been impounded in criminal cases or they had entered India illegally through the neighbouring countries.
The Delhi police said the accused used multimedia technology software like Autocad, Corel Draw and other software and screen-printing for preparing the counterfeit dollars and fake documents.

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