Schengen visa: Indian working in French Embassy duped up to Rs 45 lakh per Schengen visa applicant; CBI gets first silver notice published by Interpol

An Indian employee at the French Embassy in New Delhi defrauded Schengen visa applicants by charging up to Rs 45 lakh per visa applicant. Uisng this money the accused and his family acquired properties worth crores both in India and abroad. The CBI investigated the fraud, which occurred between January 2021 and May 2022 and interpol assisted in tracing the assets kept abroad.