Retired army officer duped by travel agent

GURUGRAM, Nov 24: A retired officer of the Indian Army was allegedly duped of over Rs 3 lakh by a travel agent here, police said on Friday.
The travel agent made the booking for Mauritius after taking Rs 3,68,500 online from the retired officer, but later cancelled the booking and got the refund fraudulently, they said.
Major (Retd) Naresh Kumar Mawa, a resident of Sector 23 here, in his complaint said that he had to go to meet his son, who is pursuing a medical course in Mauritius, and contacted a travel agent named Krishan Kant Sharma, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jaipur, police said. An FIR was registered against the travel agent following the complaint at the Palam Vihar Police Station on Thursday, police said. (PTI)