Panchkula, June 18 -- Police have booked a Pinjore resident for allegedly duping two brothers of Rs.15 lakh on the pretext of providing them government jobs.

The accused has been identified as Chain Singh. The victims, Mandeep Chaudhary and Sandeep Chaudhary, are residents of Pinjore's Ratpur village.

In his complaint to the police, Mandeep said he worked at a private firm. He said that he and his elder brother, Sandeep, came in contact with Chain Singh, their classmate's father.

Singh said he worked in the Haryana treasury department in Chandigarh and claimed to have strong connections with ministers. He promised to get him a patwari position and his brother a lift operator's job, Mandeep told in his complaint.

Initially, the accused...