LOHIAN KHAS
The Lohian Khas police have booked a travel agent on the charge of allegedly duping a villager of Rs 7 lakhs on the pretext of sending them abroad.
The investigating officer (IO) and Shahkot deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gurprit Singh said that the accused has been identified as Harpal Singh son of Gurmukh Singh a resident of Lalle village under Makhu police station Feroze Pur .
Kulwindar Singh a resident of Mandhala Chhana village complained to Jalandhar (rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he has paid Rs 7 akhs to the accused for facilitating his migration to Europe. However, he was neither sent abroad nor returned the money.
DSP said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)and section 13 of the Travel Profession Regulation Act was registered against the accused after an inquiry.