Ludhiana, July 26 -- The Dugri police have registered a case against an accountant for allegedly misappropriating more than Rs.2 lakh entrusted to him by a city-based couple for payment of income tax and furnishing forged receipts to make it appear that the tax had been deposited.

The accused has been identified as Pardeep Singh, a resident of the Kot Mangal Singh area. The FIR was registered on the complaint of Surinder Singh, a resident of Phase-I, Urban Estate, Dugri. Police have booked the accused under Sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(2) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to complaint Surinder Singh and his wife Rajwant Kaur, they relied on the accused to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs...