PHAGWARA: The Shahkot police have booked three travel agents including a woman for allegedly duping a villager of Rs.20 on the pretext of sending his son abroad.
Investigating officer (IO) and Malsian police post-in-charge Kewal Singh said that the accused have been identified as Narinder Grover a resident of house number 130, Tagore Nagar Jalandhar, his son Vipul Grover, and daughter Palvi Grover.
The investigating officer said that Rajinder Singh a resident of Mehmun Wal Yusaf Pur village complained to Jalandhar(rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that he paid Rs 20 lakhs to the accused for facilitating his son Amarpreet Singh's migration to the USA, but he was not sent abroad nor returned the money.
IO said that 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.