Sixty senior citizens were allegedly duped of Rs 33 lakh after a holiday planner promised a detailed tour of Assam and Meghalaya. The trip was later cancelled citing heavy rain, and refund cheques reportedly bounced, triggering a police case
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A travel planner was booked for allegedly duping senior citizens of Rs 33 lakh after promising them a tour of Assam and Meghalaya, a police offcer said on Friday.
Rahul Jain was booked on the complaint of construction businessman Shivshankar Agarwal, 61, who has claimed 60 people were duped, an officer from Vakola police station said.
“Through a mutual contact, the victims, who are part of a club, got in touch with Jain, who introduced himself as a holiday planner. In July last year, a meeting was held at a hotel in Santacruz, where Jain presented a detailed itinerary and finalised a tour package costing Rs 75,000 per member. It was agreed that the payment would be made in three instalments,” the officer said.
Jain collected Rs 33 lakh from 60 people , but in October told them the tour would have to be cancelled or postponed due to heavy rain, the officer said.
“In November, Jain handed over cheques as part of the refund process. He then went unreachable, which made the tour party realise they had been cheated. The cheques also bounced. Jain has been booked for cheating and fraud,” he said.
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