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Trader loses Rs 31 lakh in bid to evacuate son from UK

Trader loses Rs 31 lakh in bid  to evacuate son from UK


Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 29

Four persons, including two directors of a private chartered flight company from New Delhi, have been booked for allegedly duping the director of a health food manufacturing unit of Jitwal Kalan on the pretext of bringing back his son from England.

Taking advantage of crisis

  • The accused were to bring Balwant Singh’s son from England in a chartered plane, to be shared with the relatives of a Union Minister on April 5

  • They had earlier quoted Rs1.65 crore and Rs90 lakh for the assigned job. But the deal was fixed at Rs58 lakh

  • The accused returned Rs27 lakh and threatened Singh of dire consequences if he asked for the remaining amount

Though the service providers had earlier quoted Rs 1.65 crore and Rs 90 lakh for the assigned job, the deal was fixed at Rs 58 lakh on sharing the chartered flight, reportedly hired by the relatives of a Union Minister.

The complainant said the accused had returned Rs 27 lakh and threatened him of dire consequences if he asked for the remaining amount.

Balwant Singh, director, Tara Health Foods Private Limited, alleged that Aditya Behal and Vithal Behal, directors, Ava Spa Holidays Private Limited, New Delhi, Navdeep Singh and their driver had allegedly duped him of Rs 31 lakh on the pretext of bringing his son Karanveer Singh from England in a chartered plane to be shared with the relatives of the Union Minister on April 5. — OC


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