Man booked for cheating in Phagwara

News, Punjab

Phagwara: A resident of Jagraon was booked for allegedly duping a person of Rs 20.5 lakh, police said.

The accused, identified as Mandeep, posed as Officer on Special Duty to the then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, allegedly took Rs 20.5 lakh from the complainant Jagdish for getting his daughter a job in the police department in September 2016, police said.