India, March 19 -- Ludhiana

A head constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion has accused his senior officer of cheating him of Rs.1.7 lakh in a car deal. The accused, identified as Paramjit Singh, a superintendent in the 3 IRB Battalion, has been booked following the complaint of head constable Kamalpreet Singh, a resident of Khatra Chuharam village, at Sarabha Nagar police station.

According to the complaint, the two were known to each other through their service. Kamalpreet alleged that the accused offered to sell him an i10 Sports car for Rs.2.5 lakh.

Trusting the deal, he transferred Rs.1.7 lakh online as advance payment, while the remaining Rs.80,000 was to be paid after delivery.

However, the complainant alleged that the accused...