Ludhiana, Nov. 22 -- Three members of a family allegedly defrauded a finance firm of Rs.9 lakh by using forged identity documents to obtain electronic goods on loan from multiple showrooms across the city and then defaulting on payments, Jamalpur police said on Friday.

An FIR for fraud has been registered and an investigation is underway, the police said.

According to police, the accused have been identified as Raju Singh, his brother Ramesh Singh, and Ramesh's wife Seema Rani, all residents of Hundal Chowk, Tajpur Road, Bhamian Kalan,, respectively. The trio created multiple fake Aadhaar and PAN cards and visited various electronic stores and mobile showrooms, posing as genuine customers, the police said.

The fraud came to light when ...