Patiala, August 21
Fatehgarh Sahib police has arrested an non-resident Indian (NRI) from a Delhi airport on the charges of duping local residents by over Rs 22 lakh. The accused, who is currently settled in Italy and a proclaimed offender, had accepted money from the complainant for settling his sons abroad.
According to the cops, NRI Jarnail Singh was arrested from New Delhi airport on Friday. The police said Jarnail was declared a PO by a local court in 2010 following a case registered against him on March 23, 2009, at Sirhind police station.
According to complainant Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Attapur village of district Fatehgarh Sahib, he and one of his relatives Balwant Singh, a resident of Sanserwal (Patiala) had given Rs 22 lakh to Jarnail Singh, who is also their relative.
The complainants had stated that Jarnail Singh was a resident of, Himayupur (Sirhind) and was settled in Italy. “Jarnail Singh visited Punjab in February 2006 and allegedly demanded Rs 22 lakh for taking their sons to Italy”, the cops said.
As per the complaint, the victims had given him Rs 12 lakh in February, 2006, and the accused assured them that he would prepare the documents after visiting Italy. Sukhdev Singh said he invited Jarnail Singh to his daughter’s wedding, who reassured them to take their sons to Italy and further demanded remaining Rs 10 lakh. “We paid him the pending money but he never kept his words and instead returned to Italy”, they alleged in their complaint.
Later, Jarnail Singh started avoiding the victims on one pretext or the other and refused to return the money as well. On getting information that the NRI was visiting India, a police team comprising ASI Gurmeet Singh arrested the accused from a Delhi airport.
Case history
- The accused is a resident of Italy
- He had taken money for sending complainant’s sons abroad
- The accused was declared a PO by a local court in 2010
- The accused neither sent them abroad nor returned their money
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