Woman dupes Ambala resident of Rs7,000, car

Tribune News Service

Mohali, October 24

A woman allegedly duped an Ambala resident of Rs7,000 and disappeared after taking his Swift car on the pretext of knowing the well-being of her mother admitted to a hospital in Mohali today.

The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Arshpreet Kaur, a resident of Nangal.

Mandeep Singh, a resident of Ambala, in his complaint to the police, said on a request of his friend Ram Kalan, he had come to hand over money to a person in Zirakpur. He said when he reached there, he called on the number of the person given by his friend Ram Kalan. He said a woman picked up the phone and asked him to come to a hotel in Balongi.

He said when he reached the spot, the woman took the money from him and told him that her mother was very serious and admitted to a nearby hospital. He said the woman took the car and left the spot.

He said he dialled the number of the woman when she did not return for a long time, but her phone was switched off. After feeling cheated, he lodged a complaint with the Balongi police station.

A case under Sections 379, 406 and 420 of the IPC has been registered against Arshdeep Kaur at the Balongi police station. The police have launched a hunt to nab the woman.