Ludhiana, Jan. 11 -- The Jamalpur police have booked two travel agents from Ludhiana for allegedly duping four youths, including a Patiala resident who paid Rs.14 lakh, by sending them to Russia and getting them admitted to a blacklisted university, where they were detained by local authorities, police said on Friday.

The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Sahil Singh, a resident of Azad Nagar on Sirhind Road in Patiala, against travel agents Gurpreet Singh and his brother Sandeep Singh.

According to the complaint, Sahil Singh and three other youths came in contact with the accused through social media advertisements run by their immigration consultancy. The agents allegedly promised admission to a foreign university and assure...