Jalandhar: Bhogpur police have registered a case against a woman and her son for allegedly duping a family of Rs 35 lakh under the pretext of sending their son abroad.
According to the complaint filed by Sohan Singh, a resident of Bhattnura Lubana, his son Ajit Singh was on friendly terms with Anmol, a resident of Chaharke village. In August 2022, Anmol and his mother, Balwinder Kaur, visited Sohan Singh’s home and claimed they had links with an agent in Ferozepur, allegedly connected to Harbhajan Singh, who specialised in sending people to Canada. They assured Sohan Singh that they would take full responsibility for facilitating his son’s immigration.
Trusting their word, Sohan Singh agreed. Soon after, Balwinder Kaur introduced them to the agent, Sachin, at her residence, where others were also present. A deal was reportedly struck for Rs 25 lakh to arrange Ajit Singh’s travel to Canada. On the same day, Balwinder Kaur allegedly took Rs 2 lakh in cash from Sohan Singh and later collected another Rs 7 lakh from Sohan’s other son, Vijay Pratap, to send Anmol abroad as well.
Following this, on Balwinder Kaur’s instructions, Sohan Singh’s family handed over Rs 21 lakh to Sachin. Harbhajan Singh allegedly recorded the transaction on video. While Anmol and Ajit Singh were eventually sent to Serbia, Ajit was deported back to India.
After an investigation, police confirmed allegations of cheating against Balwinder Kaur, her son Anmol, Harbhajan Singh, and agent Sachin. Currently, an FIR has been registered against Balwinder Kaur and Anmol, while further action is underway.
