LUDHIANA: A Phagwara resident has been booked for duping an ex-serviceman of Rs 20.30 lakh on the pretext of getting his son a job in Haryana Police as assistant superintendent of police (ASP). An FIR was lodged by Shimlapuri police on Sunday after an investigation.
The accused has been identified as Sandeep Bhardwaj of Phagwara.
Complainant Kuldeep Singh of Azad Nagar said he had come in contact with the accused in 2018 through his friend Sumit Kumar. The accused claimed that he has links in Haryana Police and he can help his son in securing a job of ASP in the police. The accused had also shown him some appointment letters, so he could believe him.
Kuldeep said he paid Rs 20.30 lakh in instalments to the accused after which he was asked to wait for a few months. But even after a few months the accused did not get his son a job. The accused agreed to return the money and gave cheques. But the cheques was bounced in the bank.
Investigating officer, sub-inspector Gurdial Singh said the FIR under Section 420 (cheating) of IPC has been lodged against the accused. During the probe it was also found that the accused Sandeep had duped another man, promising to getting his wife a job in the Indian Railways.
