MP Nagar police have booked two persons from Tamil Nadu for duping a Bhopal-based person of Rs 14 lakh in connection with facilitating to establish franchise of a courier company.
In-charge of MP Nagar police SI Jaykaran Singh said that two Tamil Nadu-based persons have been booked for duping a city-based victim of Rs 14 lakh.
The victim Jay Avtani in his complaint stated that RM Shivkumar and B Shantimurti offered him for opening a courier company and posed as representatives of the company. After the victim got assured he provided Rs 14 lakh in parts to the accused after entering an agreement with the accused to open office at Sanchi Complex at board office square.
Initially the company started but after three months the operations were stalled and when he tried to contact the accused he failed to get any response and later visited Tamil Nadu but failed to find the accused. The police have registered a case under section 420 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, valuables worth Rs 70, 000 were burgled from Sarwadharm Colony under Kolar police station area on Friday.
The victim Brijendra Singh Rajput had gone to work while his wife who returned home at around 1.30 pm found that door was open and valuables were found burgled.
Two gold bangles, two pair gold ear rings, gold finger ring and silver coins worth Rs 70000 were found burgled.
The police have registered a case under section 454 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.