Punjab: Mehatpur police has registered a case against a female travel agent for duping a man of Rs 5.60 lakh in the name of sending his son abroad.
Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and investigating officer Amandeep Singh said the suspect has been identified as Satish Kumari, a resident of Taj Pur village under Lambra police station.
Baldev Masih, a resident of Adraman village under Mehatpur police station, told the Jalandhar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that he had paid Rs 5.60 lakh to the suspect to facilitate his son’s travel abroad. However, the suspect neither sent it abroad nor returned the money.
The DSP said a case has been registered against the suspect under sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (fraud) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 13 of the Punjab Travel Agent Professional Act.
