Shanker Bhandari, 36, who was residing in Hayes, UK, was among a group of Pakistani and Indian nationals who have been punished for running an immigration swindle from Alperton, according to British news portal Kilburntimes.co.uk.

Harrow Crown Court heard the gang created fake payslips and tax returns from their headquarters in Crown House on the North Circular Road, to support applicants seeking a highly skilled Tier 1 visa. The false documents were processed via the bank accounts of multiple fake companies set up in the names of the applicants, falsely giving the impression they were financially eligible for a visa when they were in low paid jobs such as supermarket shelf stacking, the news portal reported.