Travel agent arrested for duping Shahkot     resident    of Rs 7 Lakhs

Dilbag Singh 

Travel agent arrested for duping Shahkot     resident    of Rs 7 Lakhs

SHAHKOT 20 SEPTEMBER 

 The Shahkot police have arrested a travel agent for  duping a Shahkot resident of Rs 7 lakhs on the pretext of migrating his family members abroad.

Investigating Officer (IO) Buta Ram  said that the accused has been identified as Jaspal Singh, son of Jarnail Singh, a resident of Kanganna village.

Pawitar Singh, a resident of Main Bazar Shahkot had complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he had paid Rs 7   to the accused for facilitating his brother’s migration abroad, but he was not sent abroad, nor returned the money.

IO said that a case under sections 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheating)of the IPC was   registered against the accused.