Ludhiana, July 5 -- In a bizarre twist to a simmering matrimonial dispute, a man allegedly forged his own granddaughter's identity with the help of an accomplice to obtain a fake birth certificate, naming the child as someone else's daughter. The police, which have registered an FIR against two persons, suspect it may have been an attempt to sabotage the mother's legal custody of the child.

The Basti Jodhewal police have registered a case against Jasvir Singh, a resident of New Subhash Nagar, and his accomplice Sunil Kumar of Mayapuri. The two reportedly used forged documents to procure a birth certificate for six-year-old Tanveer Kaur, renaming her as "Raima" and listing Sunil Kumar as her father.

The case came to light after Jasvir's ...