Man booked for not mentioning name of wife in passport

Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, June 13

An FIR under Section 12 of the Passport Act (holds a forged passport or any travel document) has been registered against Manpreet Singh of Sadar Banga in Nawanshahr. The police said the case has been registered on the complaint of Manpreet’s wife for not mentioning her name in the passport. She said Manpreet has been living abroad for several years.

“The complainant said after two years of marriage, Manpreet got his passport made, but never mentioned anything about her. Suspecting that there was a chance he could marry another woman abroad, she filed the complaint,” said Investigating Officer Surinder Singh.

The complainant has been living with her parents for long. The couple has a one-year-old child. The police said the woman filed the complaint after a dispute between the couple. The police said married woman getting duped by their husbands who have settled abroad has become a major issue.

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