A 42-year-old man has been duped to the tune of Rs 7.35 lakh by two miscreants at Fine Avenue under Kolar police station area. A case of fraud was registered on Thursday. According to the police the victim, Susheel Dwivedi was duped of Rs 7.35 lakh by the two accused, Ramprasad and Munnalal.
A complaint was made by the victim with Kolar police and based on complaint after the preliminary investigation a case was registered against two accused.
In his complaint victim stated that in the month of April this year he had provided Rs 7.35 lakh in parts to the two accused for the construction of his house but after taking the money they never started the construction and resorted to different excused later when he demanded refund of the money they refused and went absconding.
Investigating Officer Pl Ahirwar said that Ramprasad Kushwaha deals in electrician work while Munnalal Malviya deals in construction work. The two assured the victim that they would complete the construction but later the construction was not completed and refund was not provided to the victim.
The victim paid the money to the miscreants and they started the work but after sometime they stopped the work and used to escape with excuses and finally they escape.
The accused have not been arrested and would be arrested in the further investigation. The police have registered a case under section 406, 420, 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.