Travel agent booked for duping man of Rs 15 lakh

Police today booked a travel agent for allegedly duping a man here of Rs 15.5 lakh under the pretext of sending him abroad, police said today.
Chamkaur Singh of Khojkipur village complained against the agent Gurvinder Singh of Guru Nanak Enclave, they said.
Chamkaur alleged Gurvinder had taken Rs 15.5 lakh to send him to New Zealand but failed to do so and neither did he returned the amount.
Based on the complaint, police booked Gurvinder under Sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of Indian Penal Code.