PHAGWARA: The Shahkot police have arrested a fake travel agent woman on the charge of cheating. and trafficking. The Station House Officer (SHO) Baljit Singh said that the accused has been identified as Mamta wife of Said Pur Jhirri village.
Monika wife of Swaran a resident of the same village complained to the police that she paid Rs 70, 000 to the accused for her migration to Dubai but she was forced to do dirty work and was told that she has been sold to them for Rs 2 Lakhs.
She said that she somehow reached Indian Embassy which helped her to reach back.
SHO said a case under sections 406(breach of trust) 420(cheating) 370 (buying or disposing of any person as a slave.) and 370-A (exploitation of trafficking person ) of the IPC has been registered against the accused.