Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- A local court has sentenced a husband-wife duo from Kapurthala to two years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for duping their relative from Sector 29 of Rs.18 lakh on the pretext of sending her to Canada.

In a complaint filed by Balbir Kaur, alias Jassi of Sector 29-B, she stated that she was running a saloon in Manimajra, Chandigarh when the duo lured her with promises of a Canadian visa. She stated that the accused namely, Ranjit Kaur Satti is the daughter of her aunt and Major Singh, her husband used to meet her occasionally.

On January 2, 2015, the duo met her and said that they have good links in the Canadian Embassy and claimed that work permit visas for beautician/hair dressers are open and they can easily provid...