NURMAHAL
The Nurmahal police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a Nurmahal village resident of Rs.1.5 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad.
The investigating officer (IO) Avtar Chand said that the accused had been identified as Gurwindar Singh alias Ginda son of Jagtar Singh a resident of Kandola Kalan village.
IO said that Mohinder Singh a resident of the same village complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he paid Rs 1.5 Lakh to the accused for facilitating his migration abroad. But , he was given a fake visa and thus cheated him.
IO said that a case under sections 406 (breach of trust), and 420 (cheating)of the IPC has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.