Ludhiana, June 28 -- An immigration agent has been booked on charges of fraud for allegedly misusing a study visa aspirant's documents to register a firm and obtain a GST registration in the student's name without his knowledge or consent.

The case was registered at Dugri police station after an inquiry into a complaint filed by Balvir Singh, who alleged that the accused had fraudulently used his 21-year-old son Jaspreet Singh's documents under the pretext of processing his study visa application.

According to the complaint, Balvir had approached a Ludhiana-based immigration consultancy in 2024 to facilitate his son's study visa abroad.

During the application process, the consultancy reportedly collected and retained Jaspreet's persona...