The Nurmahal police have arrested a travel agent for allegedly duping a resident of Rs 12 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad. Investigating Officer (IO) Gurnam Sngh said that the accused has been identified as Imran Khan, a resident of Ward No. 6, Ahmadgarh in Malerkotla.
The IO said that Sandeep Singh, a resident of Bhardwajian village, had complained to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar rural, that he had paid over Rs 12 lakh to the accused for facilitating his migration abroad, but neither was he sent abroad, nor was the money, passport, school and birth certificates returned.
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