PHAGWARA: Police have booked a travel agent on charges of cheating a local resident of ₹21.95 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad.
The complainant, Avtar Singh of village Khera (Phagwara), alleged that the accused, Balveer Ram, proprietor of Manda Tour and Travel at Dusanjh Kalan, collected the amount but failed to arrange his foreign travel.
According to police, the accused hails from village Thala in Jalandhar district and is currently residing in Regency Town near Gate No. 2, Model Town, Phagwara.
Following an inquiry into the complaint, the FIR was registered at the direction of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kapurthala. The case has been filed under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals Regulation Act.
Police said that further investigation is in progress and assured that legal action would be taken against the accused.