The police have registered a cheating and criminal breach of trust case against three individuals for allegedly duping two residents of Ludhiana of ₹26 lakh under the pretext of sending them to Australia.
Complainants and Allegations
According to the police, the complainants Gurcharan Singh and Balbir Singh, both residents of Chauta village in Ludhiana district, alleged that Varinder Kaur, Parmjit Kaur and Kishan Singh, all residents of Dograwal village in Kapurthala district, collected ₹26 lakh from them after promising to arrange their migration to Australia. However, the accused neither facilitated their travel abroad nor returned the money.
Police Action
Following an inquiry conducted by the Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBI), Kapurthala, the police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and criminal breach of trust.
