Punjab youth stuck in Armenia: Kapurthala travel agent arrested

Yahoo! News
Feb 8 2019
HT Correspondents
hindustantimes

Hours after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj spoke to Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and asked him to apprehend the travel agents responsible for the plight of four youth stuck in Armenia, police on Thursday arrested a travel agent in Kapurthala.

Komaldeep, 27, of Jandiala in Amritsar, was working as a middleman for Armenia-based agent, Harpreet Kaur, in Kapurthala and its surrounding areas.

SSP Satinder Singh said raids are on to nab the other accused booked for sending four people to Armenia fraudulently.

On Tuesday, police had registered three FIRs against six travel agents for duping Harmanjeet Singh of Nadala town, Jatinder Singh of Amritsar , Shamsher Singh of Bholath and his wife Pinki. The agent had sent them to Armenia on travel visa after promising him a work visa in December 2018, police said.

Earlier, the CM assured Swaraj of strict action against the agents. The CM also directed the DGP for appropriate action.

After talking to Amarinder, Swaraj also called up to Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann, who brought the issue to her notice.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS