Woman among three of family travel agents booked for duping Nurmahal woman of Rs 7.40 Lakhs
NAKODAR 30 JUNE
The Nakodar city police have booked three members of family travel agents including a woman for allegedly duping a Nurmahal villager resident woman of Rs.7.40 lakhs on the pretext of sending his family abroad.
Nakodar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Onkar Singh Brar said that the accused have been identified as Aijak Masih alias Billa son of Darshan Masih (government teacher) Goldan colony opposite Kamal Hospital Nakodar, his wife Parveen and son Joye.
DSP said Gita Ranni a resident of Fateh Pur village under Nurmahal police station complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police that she paid Rs 7.40 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his family’s migration to England, but the accused did not send her family abroad and not returned the money.
DSP said that a case under section 406 (breach of trust). 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 13 of Travel Act has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.
The Mehat Pur police also booked two brother travel agents Surindar Singh son of Bindar Singh a resident of Bau Pur village (Shahkot) and his brother Kulwant Singh for duping Balwindar Singh of Dharme Dian Chhana village of Rs 6 Lakhs on the promise of sending him abroad and harassed him by filing a false court case against him said IO Janak Raj
