Ludhiana, Sept. 11 -- The Division Number 2 police have registered an FIR against two city residents for allegedly cheating another city resident of Rs.71 lakh. The accused lured the victim by promising lucrative investment returns but vanished after collecting the money, later threatening the victim when he demanded a refund.

According to the complaint, Sanjeet Kumar Dang, a resident of Field Ganj area, came in contact with Amandeep Singh of Bhola Colony, Tajpur Road, and his accomplice Amritpal Singh through mutual contacts. Claiming to run a finance company, the accused assured Sanjeet that his investment would double within a short period. Convinced by their promises, Sanjeet not only invested part of the amount from his own funds bu...