Guwahati: Chandmari Police arrested a man on Monday for allegedly operating a fake travel agency that defrauded clients in Guwahati.
According to officials, the accused operated a tour company called “Visa Service and Discovery Tours and Travels” in the Paltan Bazar area of Guwahati.
The police identified him as Angshuman Pal. Officials claim that Pal defrauded a client who wanted to travel to United Kingdom.
The victim was defrauded of Rs 1.8 lakhs in the name of Visa and flight ticket bookings by the accused. The victim had submitted the amount on January 1, however, after no further communication he got suspicious.
After realising about the fraud, the victim lodged a complaint at the Chandmari Police Station based on which the police acted to apprehend the fraudster.
Following the arrest of Pal, it came to the fore that he had carried out similar frauds with other victims in the past as well.
He has been kept for questioning and further legal action will be taken in due course, officials mentioned.