: Kapurthala police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a man of ₹18 lakh as fees for Canadian visa for his son
: Kapurthala police have booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a man of ₹18 lakh as fees for Canadian visa for his son.
Tarsem Lal Sharma, resident of Hoshiarpur, told police that Balwinder Singh of Bholath area took the money from him but handed them a fake Canadian visa.
“We inquired about the visa and found it as fake,”Sharma said.
Police have registered a case against the accused under relevant section of the Indian penal code at Begowal police station in the district.
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