The Piplani police have booked a miscreant for duping a 71-year-old man of Rs 5 lakh at Chatrasal Nagar in connection with a work at BMC of massive amount; police have registered case after complaint was lodged by the victim.
Police said that the victim Ravi Pratap Singh was approached by the accused identified as Mahendra Mishra in the month of August last year and asked to provided Rs 5 lakh for work and which he would return in the month of January but later he refused to return and threatened her.
The victim Ravi in his complaint stated that Mahendra offered him a tender which he could facilitated but would require Rs 5 lakh as he had to make arrangements and would sign agreement for the return of the money.
After the victim got assured he provided Rs 5 lakh in parts to the accused after entering an agreement with the accused signed an agreement and provided a cheque of Rs 5 lakh of Central of Bank.
Initially the accused maintained that he would pay the money in the month of January but later he tried to contact the accused he failed to get refund and started to threatened him. The police have registered a case under section 406 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The accused told the victim that he is a contractor and works with BMC and has been awarded big contracts. The victim lodged complaint with senior officials and later police registered case.