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Man committed suicide after being duped by travel agent
Punjab Newsline Network
Friday, 25 September 2009
JAGRAON: A man reportedly committed suicide after being duped by a travel agent here.He ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance.
He took this extreme step after being duped by a travel agent who had embezzled his hard-earned money.
The deceased has been identified as Sukhchain Singh (40) of Jandi village near Sidhwan Bet. Charanjit Kaur, the wife of the deceased, in her statement to the Sidhwan Bet police has stated that Sadhu Singh of Chand Purana village in the Moga district used to frequent her house.
Sukhchain Singh was interested in going abroad. Sadhu Singh asked him to contact Baldev Singh of Jandi village, whose relative Gurtej Singh ran his own travel agency at Jaiton Mandi.
Sukhchain along with Sadhu Singh and Baldev Singh visited Jaiton Mandi and paid Gurtej Singh Rs 4 lakh after selling his properties for sending him to New Zealand. Gurtej Singh neither sent him to New Zealand nor returned his money.
The three accused tried to evade him on one pretext or the other.
Sukhchain, who was under depression, ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance.
A case has been registered against the three accused.
He took this extreme step after being duped by a travel agent who had embezzled his hard-earned money.
The deceased has been identified as Sukhchain Singh (40) of Jandi village near Sidhwan Bet. Charanjit Kaur, the wife of the deceased, in her statement to the Sidhwan Bet police has stated that Sadhu Singh of Chand Purana village in the Moga district used to frequent her house.
Sukhchain Singh was interested in going abroad. Sadhu Singh asked him to contact Baldev Singh of Jandi village, whose relative Gurtej Singh ran his own travel agency at Jaiton Mandi.
Sukhchain along with Sadhu Singh and Baldev Singh visited Jaiton Mandi and paid Gurtej Singh Rs 4 lakh after selling his properties for sending him to New Zealand. Gurtej Singh neither sent him to New Zealand nor returned his money.
The three accused tried to evade him on one pretext or the other.
Sukhchain, who was under depression, ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance.
A case has been registered against the three accused.
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