Travel agent arrested for duping Jalandhar village resident of Rs 23 Lakhs

Dilbag Singh 

Travel agent arrested for duping Jalandhar village    resident    of Rs 23 Lakhs

LOHIAN KHAS 21 FEBRUARY 

 The Lohian Khas police have arrested a travel agent for y duping a Jalandhar village resident of Rs.23 lakhs on the pretext of sending his nephew abroad.

Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Narinder Singh Aujla said that the accused has been identified as Doctor Gurpreet Singh son of Jugraj Singh a resident of Fateh Pur Bhangwan village.

 Satnam Singh a resident of Bhatija Randhawa village under Maqsudan police station had complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he had paid Rs 23   to the accused for facilitating his nephew’s migration abroad. Still, he was not sent abroad not returned the money.

 DSP said that a case under sections 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheating)of the IPC, and section 13 of the Punjab Travel Profession Regulation Act was registered against the accused after an inquiry.