Ludhiana: Bathinda couple booked for duping 7 members of a family of ₹17.5 lakh

The Sudhar police have booked a Bathinda-based couple for duping seven members of a family of ₹17.50 lakh on pretext of securing jobs for them in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited

The Sudhar police have booked a Bathinda-based couple for duping seven members of a family of ₹17.50 lakh on pretext of securing jobs for them in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

The Bathinda couple duped the family from Ludhiana on the pretext of securing a job for them in PSPCL. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The accused have been identified as Harinder Sharma and his wife Jasdeep Kumari of National Colony in Bathinda.

The case was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged on November 12, 2021, by Jawahar Lal of Baraich village. Lal stated that the duo promised jobs in PSPCL to his son Munish Kumar, daughter-in-law Chanchal Jyoti, Jyoti’s sister Priyanka Sharma and other relatives including Pawan Kumar, Sukhwinder Sharma, Gagandeep Singh and Anil Kumar.

“The accused took ₹42 lakhs from them, but failed to keep their promise or return the money. Later, they paid back ₹24.50 lakh, but refused to pay back the remaining amount ,” he said.

Investigating officer ASI Rajdeep Singh said that a cheating case was registered following a preliminary investigation. The accused are yet to be arrested.