Dangerous trend of contract marriage in Punjab: 3600 brides cheated 150 crore boys in 5 years in the name of settling abroad, used to go abroad

3,600 Punjabi boys who wanted to settle abroad have lost Rs 150 crore in 5 years due to fake marriages. More than 3,300 such complaints have come to the Ministry of External Affairs. Of this, 3,000 are from Punjab only. In the last 6 months, 200 cases of fraud have come to the department.

In Punjab, the number of youth who want to go abroad by doing contract marriage is increasing. On an average 2 boys are being cheated every day. Families wishing to send the boy abroad look for a Punjabi girl who has passed the IELTS exam. After this, the boys send money to the girl to study abroad. After this the girl somehow gets a green card. In most of the cases, the girl either never calls the boy abroad or asks for divorce by sitting abroad. Let us understand how this fake marriage racket works.

Understand in 5 points what is written in the marriage agreement?
1. The marriage of the boy and the girl is taking place with the consent of the bride and groom.
2. The girl has done IELTS and is going to go abroad.
3. For sending abroad, 25 to 40 lakh rupees on the bride’s side, on the bride’s side. spends.
4. It also includes visa fee, institution fee and security money.
5. There is a condition in this that after reaching abroad, the girl will call the boy there.

There is a lot of demand for girls passing IELTS in Punjab.

What is ielts exam?
The full form of IELTS is International English Language Test System. This is a kind of test. In countries where English is the main language of communication, IELTS exam is taken for admission to universities. Such countries include America, Canada, New Zealand, UK and Australia, besides many more countries. In this test, the candidate’s English speaking, listening and writing skills are tested.

Boys from big families are implicated

It’s so easy to go abroad

Spouse Visa: Girls can go abroad on spousal visa with the help of girls. There are 7 bands in the girl’s eyelets. Through this it is easy for the boy to settle abroad.

green card: New Zealand A large number of Punjabi girls are students. He has a green card. There is a line of boys to marry them. Some agents do deals in Punjab.

5 stories of robber brides

1. Jalandhar’s SI Raghuveer Singh son Gurvinder Singh was married to Preneet. The SI’s family took care of the girl’s foreign travel expenses. After sending the daughter-in-law abroad after spending 23 lakhs, she stopped picking up the phone and later started seeking divorce.

2. Gurjeevan Singh of village Faleda in Sangrur district was married on 22 December 2019 with Prabhjot Kaur, a resident of Nathpura village in Thinda. Gurjeevan spent Rs 30.41 lakh to send him to Canada, but after going to Canada, Prabhjot refused to call Gurjivan.

3. Mandi Govindgarh Manjit Singh’s son in Fatehgarh Sahib district was married to Kiran, a resident of Khaman. Manjeet spent 13 lakh rupees in sending her to Canada and after going to Canada he said that this marriage was a drama.

4. Bhupinder Singh of Moga is married to Pawandeep Kaur. He was sent to Canada after spending 30 lakh rupees. After his refusal, Bhupinder became mentally ill and 40 thousand rupees were spent on his treatment.

5. Spent 25 lakhs, asked for 10 lakhs more after reaching Canada

Mandeep Singh, a resident of Goraya, Jalandhar, wanted to settle in Canada. The contract marriage took place on 9th September 2019 with Pradeep Kaur, daughter of IELTS pass daughter of Teerth Singh of village Dhadda. 25 lakhs were spent. Then Pradeep Kaur went to Canada and asked for Rs 10 lakh more from there.

There should be a rule to deport, so that strict action is taken

Punjab and Haryana High Court’s lawyer Daljit Kaur told that every day complaints of cheating in contract marriages are being received in Punjab, in which girls are cheating boys to settle abroad and the police are only in these cases under Section 420 of IPC. and is registering a case of fraud under 120, but in reality it is not just a case of fraud. In this, the families of the boys concerned face economic, social and mental harassment. The family members of the girl do the whole drama of cheating after the girl reaches abroad. After this the girls talk about divorcing the boy. In such cases, the police are unable to act as the accused settle abroad. The complainant just keeps on waiting. Therefore, there is a need to change the existing law, there should be a rule to deport such accused, so that strict action is taken.