Pehowa man duped of Rs 2.84 lakh
Tribune News Service
Kurukshetra, February 13
A man from Pehowa has allegedly been duped of Rs 2.84 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Italy.
The accused has been identified as Gurvinder Singh, a resident of Pehowa. He was arrested and produced in court which sent him to one-day police remand.
Suraj, a resident of Pehowa, in his complaint said that he works as a barber. The accused told him that he would send him to Italy and sought Rs 13 lakh for it.
“He told me that he and his two brothers run a barber shop in Italy. He took Rs 2.84 lakh from me in instalments. He also gave me a fake visa, but didn’t send me abroad. Later, I came to know that he has been cheating me,” said Suraj.
A case was registered under Section 406 and 420 against Gurvinder at Pehowa police station on Friday.
