NAKODAR
The Nakodar City police have booked a Nakodar travel agent for allegedly duping a local resident of Rs 9 lakhs on the pretext of sending him abroad.
Investigating Officer (IO) Sarabjit Singh said that the accused has been identified as Ankush Prashar son of Vivek Prashar a resident of Aadarsh Nagar, Nakodar.
Vijay Kumar a resident of Mohalla Kapannia, Chhota Chowk Nakodar complained to Jalandhar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that he paid Rs 9 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his migration to Australia. However, the accused neither sent him abroad nor returned the money and harassed him.
IO 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.