Ludhiana: Four fraudsters duped a second-hand car dealer of Rs 8 lakh on the pretext of selling him old cars of Embassy of Russia. To win the trust of Sukhwinder Singh, 45, the accused took him to the embassy and showed him three cars.
Sahnewal police have registered a case against the four: Avinash Bhatti of Isa Nagri, Ankush Kumar Malik of Dugri, Abhishek of Ajit Singh Nagar and Rinku Bawa, also of Ludhiana.
Sukhwinder, of Bajra village, said, “Ankush is a broker in second-hand car business. He had earlier helped me sell two cars. In 2019, Ankush told me about the three cars of Embassy of Russia. He said those were in good condition and available for sale.”