A man of Dhamtari was duped to the tune of Rs 1.10 lakh in the name of tripling the amount by an unidentified person, police said here on Sunday. No arrest has been made so far in the case, informed Additional Superintendent Police (Crime) Shweta Sinha on Sunday.
According to the ASP, one Kishun Ram Sahu (56), a resident of Charbhata Kurud has registered a police complaint stating that he used to purchase honey from a street vendor who used to sit near the district court. Sahu was a regular customer of accused vendor who had assured him (Sahu) that his guru could triple money, police said.
Police further informed that on December 18 the accused called him and told that he could get his money tripled. Sahu then gave him Rs 1.10 lakh. The accused assuring returning of tripled amount in one hour went away. After much time and failure in repeated attempts to contact the accused Sahu realised the he was cheated after which he lodged the police report with Gole Bazaar police station.
Based on the complaint Sahu Gole Bazaar police has registered a case under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code and are investigating.