Man duped of Rs 13 lakh; wife, father-in-law booked

A resident of Chutala village here has lodged a police complaint against his wife and father-in-law for defrauding him of Rs 13 lakh on the pretext of taking him to Australia.

The accused have been identified as Navneet Kaur and her father Gurvel Singh, a resident of Bhattian Dhahan (Dakha, Ludhiana).

The victim, Harpal Singh of Chutala, alleged that about five years ago, the accused took the amount by luring to take him with them to Australia, but the accused failed to fulfil their promise.

Harpal Singh lodged a complaint with the SSP and on the orders of the SSP, the SP (Investigation) conducted an inquiry into the matter and on the inquiry report, a case under Sections 420, 506 and 120-B of the BNS has been registered in this regard by the city police.

The accused are absconding, said ASI Gurpreet Singh, who is the investigating officer in the case.

Amritsar