An Amritsar-based family was defrauded of Rs 95 lakh by a Jalandhar travel agency under the guise of sending them overseas, The Tribune has reported. To raise the money paid to the agent who is currently evading capture, the family liquidated all of its possessions and properties. The accused travel agent is Daljeet Singh Bains, a Jalandhar resident who lives on Gara Road. He belongs to Malli Nangal in Hoshiarpur.
Manjit Singh, the victim, said to the Chheharta police that he was friendly with the culprit Daljeet Singh, who he had met at the Gurdwara Tahala Sahib. Daljeet Singh informed Manjit that his family is based in Canada and that since he had already moved a number of people there, he could handle obtaining visas for all four of his family members. Manjit Singh stated that he required Rs 25 lakh from each individual. Manjeet initially handed the accused Rs 29 lakh in cash and then sent Rs 66 lakh to Daljeet Singh’s many accounts. In order to pay accused Daljeet Singh Bains Rs 95 lakh, victim Manjit Singh sold gold and other assets and obtained a bank loan on his property.
The victim Manjeet Singh’s wife, Gurjeet Kaur, stated, “My husband works as a cashier in a gas agency.”
“For the past 25 years, I have been sewing women’s suits while also saving money for a better tomorrow. The accused used to consistently repeat the name of God and dress in religious garb. It was a ploy to gain his trust. We paid him back by selling all we owned,” she said.
Although they filed a case against the man in September, the police have not yet taken him into custody.
After conducting an investigation, a senior ACP police official filed a formal complaint (FIR) against Daljeet Singh Bains under Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals Act and Section 420 of the IPC. Manjeet Singh urged the police to detain the suspect and recover his hard-earned money.
