LOHIAN KHAS
The Lohian Khas police have booked two travel agents for allegedly duping a Kapurthala village woman of Rs.15 lakhs on the pretext of sending her son abroad.
Shashkot Superintendent of Police (SP) and investigating officer(IO)Gurpreet Singh said that the accused have been identified as Doctor Gurpreet Singh son of Jugraj Singh a resident of Fateh Pur Bhangwan village and Gurjant Singh son of Balkar Singh a resident of Kotha village
The Investigating officer said that Manjit Kaur wife of Mukhtiar Singh a resident of Chhana Manjit Singh a resident of Chhana Chher Singh village under Talwandi Chaudhariyan village in Kapurthala complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that she paid Rs 15 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his son migration abroad, but he was not sent abroad nor returned the money.
IO said that a case under sections 406(breach of trust) , 420 (cheating) and 120-B(criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and section 13 of the Punjab Travel Profession Regulation Act has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.