PHAGWARA: Tha Lohian khaspolice have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a villager of Rs 7.25 lakhs on the pretext of sending his son abroad. Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Onkar Singh Brar said that the accused has been identified asMohindar singh a resident of Thalla village.Surjit Singh a resident on ward no 11 Lohian khas complained to Jalandhar (rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) that he had paid Rs 7.25 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his son’s migration to Cyprus . However, he neither sent him abroad nor returned the money.
DSP said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.