Ludhiana, May 8 -- A man was booked for allegedly duping two people of Rs.1.70 lakh by posing as a close aide of Ludhiana Central AAP MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi. The accused promised the victims-a de-addiction centre employee and his friend-jobs in the municipal corporation. The fraud came to light when the appointment letters provided by the suspect were found to be fake.

The Division Number 2 police lodged an FIR against the accused, Nikhil Sabharwal of Ajit Nagar. The fraud dated back to October 2023 when the accused demanded money from the complainant in lieu of a job.

The complainant, Ramandeep Singh, 34, of Islam Ganj stated that the police lodged an FIR against the accused after a two-and-a-half-year pursuit for justice.

The compl...