Man duped of Rs17 Lakh

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, July 22

Daulatpur village resident Sohan Lal had allegedly been duped of Rs 17 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Portugal by a Radaur town resident with the help of some travel agents.

The accused, Malkeet of Radaur town, had given him fake documents related to visa, for which he was arrested by the Chennai Police.

Complainant Sohan Lal said: “I knew Malkeet of Radaur. He told me that he had contacts with some prominent travel agents and would send me to a foreign nation with their help.”

He alleged that Malkeet took Rs 9 lakh from him on December 27, 2019 and later took Rs 8 lakh in two instalments.

“He asked me to take a flight from Chennai airport. When I reached there on January 31, the airport authorities there told me that my documents were fake and arrested me,” said Sohan adding that he had to spend 14 days in the jail there.

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