Penta Ratnakar from Andhra Pradesh got a police complaint lodged, stating that he had come to Uttarakhand with a group of people for the Chardham Yatra through a travel agency.
Along with the travel package, money was also given to the travel agency for helicopter tickets at the rate of Rs 15,000 per person for visiting the Kedarnath temple.
However, when they reached Guptkashi from Gangotri on Sunday, the travel agency operators demanded an additional amount of Rs 30,000 per person for providing helicopter tickets from Guptkashi to Kedarnath and the money was sent to different PhonePe accounts.
On Monday morning, all of them got ready to visit the famous Himalayan temple but were not provided the helicopter tickets.
The DSP said on the basis of the complaint, an FIR under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered against Manish Kumar, Potnoru Ramarao and Ashish, the owner of Sahara Tours and Travels in Delhi, and an unnamed helicopter-service company.
Investigation has been initiated, the officer added. PTI COR ALM RC