Travel agent booked for duping villager of  Rs 7.25 lakhs 

Dilbag Singh 

Travel agent booked for duping villager of  Rs 7.25 lakhs 

 LOHIAN KHAS 13 OCTOBER

Tha Lohian khas police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a villager  of Rs 7.25  lakhs on the pretext of sending his son abroad.  Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Onkar said that the  accused has been identified as Mohindar singh a resident of Thalla village.

Surjit Singh a resident on ward no 11 Lohian khas  complained to Jalandhar (rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he had paid Rs 7.25 lakhs  to the accused for facilitating his son’s migration to Cyprus . However, he neither sent him abroad nor  returned the money.

DSP said a  case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.