Ambala, July 31

The Ambala police have booked six persons for allegedly duping a Panchkula resident of Rs2.10 crore on the pretext of settling him in Canada and providing higher returns for investing in their business.

The suspects have been identified as Anil Bhalla, Akash Bhalla and Akash’s wife Bhawna Bhalla, the late Anil Kumar, Jayant Bakshi and Rajesh.

Complainant Sikandar Sangwan, a lawyer, alleged that he knew Anil, his son Akash and his wife Bhawna of Panchkula since 2012. In 2018, they introduced the complainant to their accomplice Rajesh. They told the complainant that Rajesh and his brother-in-law Jayant ran an immigration business in Ambala and Yamunanagar. They said they were silent partners in this business and had been sending many people abroad. They made a plan with Rajesh and Jayant to allure the complainant to invest money in it.

He alleged that Akash and Anil told the complainant that he needed to invest at least Rs2.25-2.50 crore in a company in Canada and it would be owned by Jayant and the complainant. After investing the amount, they would give the complainant at least 2 per cent of the invested amount and the complainant would receive permanent residency in Canada within one year of investing. After paying half the amount, the complainant, accompanied by Akash, had gone to Canada. After reaching there, the accused demanded the remaining amount to complete the investment process, which was also paid.

The complainant returned to India and asked the accused for the money, but they refused and threatened to implicate him in false cases. A case has been registered at the Ambala City police station. — TNS