NRI woman, father booked in cheating case

Ludhiana: Model Town Police have filed a case of cheating against a woman based in the UK and her father. The woman allegedly got a case of assault and rape filed against her husband in UK. Later, her father took Rs 18 lakh from the man's family on the pretext of working out a settlement. However, the accused failed to withdraw the case, as promised.

The accused have been identified as London resident Harpreet Kaur and her father, Paramjit Singh of Bajra Colony. The FIR was lodged on the complaint of Dhanjeet Singh, a resident of Model Town, whose brother Satnam Singh married Harpreet Kaur.

In his police complaint dated October 29, 2024, Dhanjeet said that his brother Satnam Singh met Harpreet and married her with the approval of their respective families on July 17, 2021. About a year after their wedding, Harpreet insisted that Satnam move to London.

Dhanjeet added that his family bore the cost of their migration. While Harpreet went to the UK on study visa, Satnam accompanied her on spouse visa. However, after a few months, Harpreet allegedly got into an extramarital affair with a man she met at her university. In an attempt to end her marriage, she allegedly filed false accusations of assault and rape against Satnam, who was arrested by UK Police. He received a sentence of eight years in that case.

The complainant said, "When we came to know about the case against Satnam, we approached Harpreet's father, Paramjit Singh, who demanded Rs 18 lakh in front of the village panchayat to withdraw the case. However, the accused did not withdraw the case even after receiving Rs 18 lakh. Thereafter, we lodged a police complaint."

Sub-inspector Sita Ram from Model Town police station said that the police conducted an inquiry after receiving a complaint, following which a case was filed against the duo under Section 318(4) (Cheating) of BNS.

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