Panchkula, May 29 -- Police have booked four individuals - two brothers and two others - for defrauding a 46-year-old man from Bhareli village, Chandimandir, of Rs.15 lakh on the pretext of securing a New Zealand work visa for his son.

The victim, Ashok Kumar, in his complaint filed with the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) on January 23 of this year, had accused Somnath, also from Bhareli village, along with brothers Neeraj and Gaurav, as well as Rajeev - all three from Ambala, of committing visa fee fraud.

According to Kumar, Somnath had initially enticed him, claiming that Neeraj and Rajeev, who were known to him, operated an office in Shahzadpur, Ambala, and felicitated the travel of youths abroad. Kumar added that Somanth then i...