3 duped of Rs 16 lakh while seeking greener pastures abroad

Three persons were duped of Rs 16 lakh for dreaming of greener pastures abroad,the police said here on Saturday. Sohan Singh of Behlolpur village in Karnal (Haryana) reported to the police that a travel agent of Fatehgarh Sahib Kulwinder Singh duped him of Rs 9 lakh on the promise of sending him to Canada but neither the accused kept his promise nor returned back his money.

In another case,Harjit Singh of Patiala accused Sukhwinder Singh of Phase II,Mohali,of duping him of Rs 5.5 lakh on the promise of sending him to Spain but he was neither immigrated nor was his money returned back.

Similarly,Karan Dutt of Bharatgarh in Ropar alleged that a resident of Sector 33-C,Chandigarh Raj Pal duped him of Rs 1.5 lakh on the pretext of immigrating him abroad on work permit but did not kept his promise.

After taking legal advice from District Attorney (Legal),the police have booked the accused in separate cases registered under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust),420 (cheating) of the IPC and offence punishable under Section 24 of the Immigration Act at Phase I and Mataur police stations here. However,no arrests were confirmed as yet.