Eight Indian nationals have been arrested for involvement in a scam that used the names of 300 Thai women in forged marriage licences. None of the women were aware that they were “married”.
The women are residents of Saraburi’s Wang Muang district, deputy Tourist Police Bureau chief Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Wednesday after officers earlier helped 13 victims withdraw their names from the marriage registry.
The women are residents of Saraburi’s Wang Muang distrct, deputy Tourist Police Bureau chief Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Wednesday after officers earlier helped 13 victims withdraw their names…
The women are residents of Saraburi’s Wang Muang district, deputy Tourist Police Bureau chief Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Wednesday after officers earlier helped 13 victims withdraw their names from the marriage register.
Pol Maj Gen Surachate believes the Indian gang made the fake marriage documents in order to extend their stay in Thailand.
Three alleged members of the gang – Prabhakar Singh, Ritesh Kumar and Manjeet Mallah – are facing charges of overstaying their visas while another five
Three alleged members of the gang – Prabhakar Singh, Ritesh Kumar and Manjeet Mallah – are facing charges of overstaying their visas while another five
Three alleged members of the gang – Prabhakar Singh, Ritesh Kumar and Manjeet Mallah – are facing charges of overstaying their visas while another five – Suraj Prakash Sing, Raju Sharma, Shailesh Kuma Tripathi and Vijendra Nishad will have their visa’s revoked due to their involvement in the crime.
The latest operation is part of the police’s X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner Campaign, aimed at cracking down on foreigners who find illegal ways to stay in the country longer.
Pol Maj Gen Surachate told INN News Agency that investigators are checking whether another 1,700 women are affected by this marriage scam.
Source: Bangkok Post