Man booked for bigamy and demanding dowry

News, Punjab

Amritsar: The Woman police station has booked Kanwaljit Singh of Nausherha Dhalla village for “bigamy and demanding dowry” from his wife. The police also booked his father Lakhwinder Singh and mother Jasbir Kaur under the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Paramjit Kaur, the victim, alleged that her daughter Akashdeep Kaur’s marriage with Kanwaljit was solemnised in April 2015. He along with his family started harassing her. Adding on, the accused got married to another woman without getting divorce from Akashdeep.