Rohtak, April 18 -- The Jind police have booked two travel agents for duping a Jind youth of Rs.15 lakh on the pretext of arranging his visa for the United States (US).

In his complaint to the police, Madan Singh, a resident of Bahadurpur in Jind said that he came in contact with Delhi resident Rajender, who promised to settle his son Vinod Kumar in the US.

"Rajender assured me that someone he knows as Jaswinder, who is settled in the US, will arrange a visa for my son. Jaswinder talked to my son over the phone and sought his documents. In 2023, we transferred Rs.6.58 lakh to the bank account provided by Rajender and paid Rs.8.42 lakh in cash," he added.

The complainant further said that when they demanded money back, the accused start...