Panchkula, April 22 -- A construction contractor was on Sunday booked for allegedly defrauding the Morni Hills Welfare Foundation of almost Rs.6 lakh, police said.

Colonel Vinay Nagyal from DLF Valley, associated with the foundation, had filed his complaint with Panchkula police commissioner on March 7, alleging that the had tasked Amit Pura, associated with Assam Kenwood Furniture in Sector 5 of Panchkula, with constructing an office and a residential building in March last year.

He stated that a pact for Rs.8.19 lakh was signed the following month and an advance payment of Rs.4 lakh made on April 13, 2024. The construction was scheduled to commence on April 14 and conclude by May 28 but the accused delayed the process and the work fin...