Ludhiana, June 14 -- The Dehlon police have registered an FIR against the managing director, deputy director and three other officials of a Gurugram-based agricultural machinery company on charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy.

The action follows a complaint by a Ludhiana-based manufacturer, who alleged that the company failed to return four agricultural machines worth over Rs.61.6 lakh that had been provided on a temporary basis for demonstration and exhibition purposes, despite repeated assurances. The case was registered on the complaint of Jagjit Singh of Jagatsukh Industries Private Limited, based in Alamgir village.

The accused have been identified as Munenori Ohta, managing director; Takayuki Saito...