5 Travel agents booked for duping man on pretext of sending him abroad

Amritsar: Five travel agents were booked for duping a resident on the pretext of sending him abroad. The accused have been identified as Gurvir Singh, Rajwinder Kaur, Pankaj, Khokhar and Rajbir Singh, alias, Jagga. They all worked at Rustom Enterprises travel agency. Bikki Sharma, the complainant said the accused cheated him of Rs 5,30,000 on the pretext of sending him abroad. The accused also duped money of a Jalandhar resident Jaswant Singh and Ravinder Kumar of Pandori Mahatanvillage in Gurdaspur. ASI Kapil Dev, in-charge bus stand police post has registered a case under Sections 420 and 34 of the IPC in this regard. TNS

Suvidha camps from today

Amritsar: District-level suvidha camps will be organised on October 28 and 29. DC Gurpreet Singh Khaira said the authorities have been directed to set up suvidha camps at the district and tehsil level. The camp would offer services, including clearance of electricity arrears, welfare schemes of the state government and the Centre, clearances under LPG connection, Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme Cards, Shagun Scheme, scholarships for children, job offers and loan facilities for unemployed, bus pass and MGNREGA job cards. The camps would be organised on October 28 at Government Polytechnic College, Chheharta Road, GSSS, Attari, Government College Ajnala, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur College, Satiala, and Jandiala Guru. Similarly, on October 29, camps would be set up at Ramdas, Mardi Kalan and Satiala village. Benefits of the schemes would be disbursed on the spot. TNS