Panchkula man alleges Rs.26L flight ticket fraud
Panchkula, June 19 -- A fraud involving flight ticket bookings for London, amounting to Rs.26.4 lakh has come to light.
The complainant, Ashok Kumar from Sector 6 alleged that he sought to book business class tickets for his family to London in March 2025. His son-in-law, Rishabh, recommended Divya Thakur from Jalandhar Cantt and her partner Gurjeet Singh. Divya quoted Rs.3.75 lakh for three round-trip tickets and later an agreement for 15 tickets for a total of Rs.20.32 lakh. Kumar made payments of Rs.10 lakh cash and Rs.2.25 lakh via bank transfers to Gurjeet Singh's account. Despite repeated follow-ups, Divya and Gurjeet failed to provide confirmations. Kumar later discovered from M/s Shiba Travels that no tickets were booked and Divya owed them Rs.50 lakh.
Another friend of Rishabh's also lost Rs.15.25 lakh to Divya. Kumar lodged the complaint with the DCP on April 15. A lawyer representing Divya made arrangements for two tickets worth Rs.88,000 and Rs.85,000, but failed to refund the remaining balance.
The Sector-7 police have registered a case against both accused under Sections 316(4), 318(4), and 61 of the BNS....
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