Overview

• Police arrested Sukhdarshan Kaur and two accomplices following a July 10 raid on a Doraha hotel that was set to host a proxy engagement.
• A case has been registered at Doraha police station under BNS sections 316, 318 and 61, and investigators say the probe is ongoing.
• Authorities say the duo exploited Harpreet’s genuine student visa and work permit status in Surrey to lend credibility to staged video call engagements.
• Victims paid ₹15–18 lakh each through bank transfers, with some selling land or livestock and taking loans to fund the alleged marriages.
• The scheme was exposed after a man in Bathinda mistakenly received a WhatsApp voice note detailing the fraud and alerted police.