Police terminate services of volunteer for duping labourer of Rs 3,000 in Ludhiana

The accused had taken the money from the labourer on the pretext of buying tickets of a Shramik Special Train for him

Police terminated the services of a volunteer for allegedly duping a labourer of Rs 3,000 on the pretext of buying him tickets of a Shramik Special Train on Saturday.

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The labourer has not lodged any FIR against the volunteer, but the police have stopped availing his services.

Inspector Jarnail Singh, SHO at Division number 8 police station, said, “A labourer, along with his family members, was making rounds of the Guru Nanak Stadium to get tickets to reach his native place on Friday. A volunteer, known to the labourer, took Rs 3,000 from him on the pretext of arranging tickets for him.”

“When he did not return till Friday night, the labourer contacted the police. The police traced the volunteer and asked him to return the money. However, the labourer had also already applied online for the tickets.”

“We asked the labourer to lodge an FIR against the accused, but he denied to do so,” said the SHO.

“The labourer, along with his family members, left for Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, but we have terminated the services of the volunteer,” he added.