SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a villager of Rs.1.60 on the pretext of sending his son abroad.
Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and investigating officer, in this case, Amandeep Singh said that the accused has been identified as s Mandeep Singh son of Paramjit Singh a resident of Esse Wal village under Shahkot police station.
Lehambar Singh a resident of Jalal Pur village under Lohian Khas police station complained to the Jalandhar(rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that he paid Rs 1.60 to the accused for facilitating his son ‘s migration to Italy but he was not sent abroad nor returned the money.
DSP said that a case under sections 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Agents Professional Act has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.