NURMAHAL: The Nurmahal police arrested a travel agent for duping a village resident of Rs.12, 60 Lakhs on the pretext of sending him abroad.
Nakodar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lakhwindar Singh Mall said that the accused has been identified as Prince Bhogal a resident Mohalla Chhinbiyan, Nurmahal.
Baljit Singh a resident of Baina Pur village had 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.
DSP 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 and his two accomplices Indarjit Singh son of Gurdial Singh and Surjit Singh son of Major Singh residents of Sidham Mustadi village who areabsconding.