Court denies pre-arrest bail in Rs 22.90 lakh senior citizen cheating case

The accused are alleged to person collected the wealth for a circuit bundle — which ne'er materialised

The District and Sessions Court successful Faridkot has rejected the pre-arrest bail applications of 3 individuals accused successful a cheating lawsuit involving ₹22.90 lakh, allegedly defrauded from elder citizens.

The accused, including a woman, are alleged to person collected the wealth for a circuit package, which ne'er materialised, and reportedly created fake aerial tickets and edifice bookings.

The tribunal emphasized the gravity of the allegations, stating that custodial interrogation of the accused is important for a thorough investigation. Releasing them connected bail, the tribunal noted, could impede the ongoing probe.

An FIR was filed by the Faridkot Police against directors and employees of Chandigarh-based Avidfly Vacations Pvt. Ltd. This enactment followed a ailment from a radical of aged citizens who claimed they paid astir ₹23 lakh for a circuit scheduled for January 2025, but the travel was cancelled.

Harmanpreet Singh and Supinder Singh, identified arsenic directors, and Mandeep Kaur, the CEO, person been booked nether assorted sections of the BNS based connected evidence, including slope records, emails and WhatsApp chats.

Notably, Harmanpreet Singh is besides facing a abstracted cheating lawsuit filed by Chandigarh Police successful April, wherever helium was accused of failing to present a Singapore circuit bundle aft accepting ₹2.71 lakh from a Mohali resident.