New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- A family from Ludhiana, Punjab, allegedly cheated a car dealer of nearly Rs.89 lakh. They reportedly promised to help the dealer's son secure a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) post. The job was promised under the sports quota. The family also offered high returns on a business investment.

The family has been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. They have been booked for cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy.

After a two-month inquiry ordered by the commissioner of police, Shimlapuri police registered an FIR against Harjinder Singh, his wife, Kulwinder Kaur, and their son, Unique Singh.

According to investigating officer ASI Salwinder Pal, an FIR was reg...