NURMAHAL:The Nurmahal police have booked three travel agents for allegedly
duping a village resident of Rs.12, 60 Lakhs on the pretext of sending
him abroad.
The Station House Officer (SHO) Balraj Singh said that the accused
have been identified as Prince Bhogal, a resident of Mohalla
Chhinbiyan, Nurmahal , Indarjit Singh and Surjit Singh residents of
Sidham Mustadi village .
SHO said that Baljit Singh a resident of Baina Pur village
complained to Jalandhar(rural) senior superintendent of police that he
paid Rs 12.60 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his migration
abroad but the accused did not send him abroad and did not return the
money.
SHO said that a case under sections 406 (breach of trust). 420
(cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.