NRIs involved in lawsuits in India want to testify through videoconferencing

Mohit Khanna

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 29

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), who are involved in lawsuits in India, have requested the authorities to record their statements through videoconferencing.

The NRIs feel videoconferencing is a cost-effective measure, as they do not have to fly down to India for recording their statements. Besides, it will also spare them other botheration such as shuttling from one office to another and fear of being implicated in a false case.

After a UK-based woman, who had levelled rape charges against Indian Hockey team Captain Sardar Singh, told the police that she would be available to record her statement through videoconferencing, another Canadian NRI woman has requested the city police that she would join investigation through videoconferencing.

Parveen Nijjar, a Canadian NRI, had recently visited India and testified against her husband Vijaypreet Singh Boparai who was booked for bigamy.

She told the police that she got married to Vijaypreet on September 26, 2015. On December 14, he left Canada, stating that his father was unwell. On reaching India, Vijaypreet, a resident of Chapar village, married Dr Parneet Kaur of Dehlon village on December 25.

She said on the wedding night, her husband casually told her second wife about his first marriage. She was shocked to learn about his earlier marriage and refused to make any physical relation with him. Vijaypreet reportedly backtracked from his statement and claimed that he was not married. However, Dr Parneet’s parents managed to find his first wife and soon, the marriage pictures were exchanged.

After Vijaypreet was arrested, Parveen came from Canada and recorded her statement before the police.

After submitting her statement, she requested the police that she would be available to testify through videoconferencing during the course of trial.