Pant Nagar police have arrested two persons for cheating a 60-year-old travel agent of Rs nine lakh on the pretext of giving Char Dham pilgrimage tickets. The accused has a travel company that incurred heavy losses during the pandemic. 

In March 2022, 60-year-old Pushpa Patel, a travel agent, received a call from a local resident asking whether she can arrange tickets for the Char Dham pilgrimage in Uttarakhand for six persons at a cheaper rate as other agents are charging more than Rs two lakh per person. Patel searched and found one company named Mahadev Tours and Travels. She provided her mobile number on the website and received a call from a person identifying himself as Rajiv Jain.