Two booked for duping husbands, fleeing to Canada after marriage

Bathinda: The police have registered two separate cheating cases against women who allegedly migrated to Canada after marrying men whose families bore the wedding expenses, and later severed ties upon settling abroad.Officials said the cases follow a pattern seen in several similar complaints in the past. One such case was registered by the Barnala police on Aug 26, 2025.Gagandeep Garh, a resident of Bathinda, lodged a complaint alleging that he married Priya Garg of Baghapurana in Moga district. According to him, her parents sought Rs 17 lakh for owards marriage expenses and later took another Rs 5 lakh to facilitate her travel to Canada. After reaching Canada, she allegedly refused to sponsor him and cut off all contact with him and his family.The police, upon investigation on Saturday, registered a case against Priya Garg, her father Vijay Kumar, and her mother Santosh Rani at Bathinda Civil Lines Police Station under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).In another case, Kuljeet Singh, a resident of Bibiwala village in Bathinda, complained that he arranged the marriage of his son Jasbir Singh with Gagandeep Kaur of Mehma Sarja village in Bathinda and spent Rs 25 lakh on the marriage for sending their daughter-in-law abroad. However, after reaching Canada, Gagandeep Kaur allegedly refused to take his son with her, further severing all ties with his family.Upon conducting an inquiry into the matter, a case was registered on Saturday against Gagandeep Kaur and her father Tota Singh under sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the BNS at Nehiawala Police in Bathinda. MSID:: 128675727 413 |