Man duped of Rs 20.80 lakh, one booked

A Jallewal village resident Lal Singha has been cheated of Rs 20.80 lakh by a travel agent on the promise of sending his daughter to Australia. The victim in his complaint to the SSP months ago stated that the travel agent took money from him, but failed to send his daughter to Australia as per the commitment.

Lovekes Saini, DSP, Patti, conducted an investigation into the matter. On the basis of his report, travel agent identified as Harpal Singh, a resident of Lehal village in Gurdaspur district, was booked under Section 318 (4) of the BNS by the Sarhali police on Wednesday. The police have yet to arrest the accused as he is on the run.

Amritsar