ACCUSED WAS ABSCONDING SINCE 2014 WHEN HE WAS BOOKED FOR DUPING A MAN ON THE PRETEXT OF SENDING HIM ABROAD
LUDHIANA: Police on Sunday arrested an ex-armyman for duping a man of `5.5 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad.
HT PHOTOThe accused in the custody of Division Number 5 police in Ludhiana on Monday.
The accused identified as Manjit Singh Grewal (60) of Shalu Bhaini village of Koomkalan indulged in duping people to make easy money after retiring from army, police said.
Division Number 5 SHO Beant Juneja said, “The accused, who retired as head constable from army, was arrested in a two-yearold fraud case.”
The SHO said, “A case under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC was registered against Grewal in 2014 with Division Number 5 police following the complaint of Jugraj Singh of Bansipura village of Jagraon. In his complaint, Jugraj stated that he came in contact with accused through a friend. The accused promised to send him abroad and demanded `5.5 lakh from him. But, the accused neither sent him abroad, nor returned the money, he alleged.”
“The accused had been absconded since the case was registered. On Sunday, police arrested him from Shalu Bhaini village following a tip-off,” the SHO said.
“Police found that the accused has been facing trial in similar cases at Shimlapuri, Koomkalan and Sahnewal. He had duped many people in a similar way. On Monday, he was produced before the court that remanded him to one-day police custody,” Juneja said.