Ashoka Garden police has booked miscreants who duped a 40-year-old BMC employee to the tune of Rs 2 lakh in the name of tripling money using witch craft on Sunday.
According to the police, Ashok Verma was duped by two youths who lured him of tripling the money.
The victim in his complaint stated that two miscreants lured him of tripling money in the evening when he had gone for some work. Assured of the offer by the miscreants victim informed family member to provided money and Rs 2 lakh was brought by them. The miscreants told the victim that through witch craft they would triple the money and started the process.
They asked the victim to close his eyes and not to open until they would instruct him to open them.
After some time when the sound of mantras stopped the victim opened his eyes and found that miscreants escaped the spot with the money.
Victim approached Ashoka Garden police after the incident and lodged complaint with the police.
The victim was taken to temple near Ektapuri ground where they did the procession according to the victim. The locals near the temple would be questioned.
The police have registered a case of fraud against the two unidentified miscreants and based on the description police have started to search for the miscreants. The Victim works as assistant librarian with the BMC and lives in Raj Homes Ayodhya Nagar.