Ludhiana, June 3 -- A resident of GK Estate on Tibba Road has been booked for allegedly cheating an acquaintance of Rs.14 lakh by failing to return the borrowed amount and issuing a cheque that was later dishonoured, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, identified as Jai Prakash, was booked by the Division No. 7 police following a complaint filed by Major Balwinder Singh, a resident of Bhamian Khurd.

According to the complaint, Jai Prakash had borrowed Rs.14 lakh from Singh around two years ago. While he allegedly returned Rs.3 lakh, he later issued a cheque for the remaining amount. However, when the cheque was presented for encashment, it was dishonoured as the bank account linked to it was found to be inoperative.

Singh alleged that...