Ludhiana, Dec. 12 -- A Sangrur resident duped a woman of Rs.3 lakh on the pretext of helping her husband, who is lodged in the Ludhiana Central Jail in connection with a drug peddling case, in securing a bail. The man claimed that his father-in-law was deputed in the office of the Punjab chief minister and had links in the government. The woman also claimed that to win her trust, the accused gave an affidavit to her and a cheque, which was later dishonoured by the bank.

The accused has been identified as Sukhdeep Singh of Dhuri of Sangrur. The FIR has been registered at the division number 7 police station on the statement of Rama Kakkar of Sector 32-A at Chandigarh Road. The woman stated that her husband Bhuvnesh Kapoor was arrested by ...