Fraud of lakhs in the name of sending money abroad (symbolic photo)
Jagran correspondent, Bathinda. Police of Civil Lines police station has registered a case against a person for cheating a husband and wife of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad.
The accused cheated Rs 4 lakh from the victim's family on the pretext of getting a Singapore work permit. Police have registered a case on the basis of the complaint and started investigation, however, the accused has not been arrested yet.
Assistant SHO Kaur Singh said that Veerpal Kaur, resident of village Pyori, has lodged a complaint in the police station civil line. It has been told in the complaint that the accused Charanjit Singh, a resident of Malout, lured his son and daughter-in-law to send them to Singapore.
The accused took a total of Rs 4 lakh from them in different installments by assuring them of getting a work permit. The victim said that despite waiting for a long time, neither her son and daughter-in-law were sent abroad nor did the accused return the money.
Feeling cheated, he complained about it in writing to the district police captain. According to the police, after investigating the complaint, based on the statements of the victim, a case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections.
At present the police is investigating the matter and efforts are being made to arrest the accused. Police officials have appealed to the common people that before giving money to any agent or person in the name of sending money abroad, they should thoroughly check their complete information and documents, so that such fraud can be avoided.