Tantrik duo dupes farmers of Rs 99L

Rajkot: A father-son tantrik duo were booked on Wednesday night for allegedly duping two farmers of Rs 99 lakh by luring them with the promise of turning the bricks of their houses into gold through tantrik rituals in Kalyanpur taluka of Devbhoomi Dwarka district. The accused were identified as Harish Labadia and his son Akash, both residents of Jamnagar.
According to police, Harish promised the victims, Kana Bhatia and Chhagan Karangia, residents of Bhogat village of Kalyanpur taluka, to transform the bricks into gold black magic. They collected Rs 80 lakh from Bhatia and Rs 19 lakh from Karangia. When the victims asked for the result, the accused said as they could not keep patience, the bricks could not be turned into gold. Before the victims could take any action against them, the accused fled.tnn