Machhiwara village couple booked for faking suicide

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 22

The Machhiwara police yesterday registered a case against a couple, who had faked suicide to prevent police action against them for ‘fraud’.

The couple has been identified as Joga Singh and his wife Jasvir Kaur of Burj Pawat village in Machhiwara.

Complainant Joginder Singh told the police that the couple had not deposited money in the public exchequer collected on the behalf of the village panchayat and whenever panchayat members asked the couple to return the money, they used to make excuses.

In July this year, the couple had gone missing and their video at the Sirhind canal went viral. In the video, they claimed that they would be committing suicide due to allegations of fraud against them.

Recently when the couple were traced and found alive, a fresh complaint was lodged against them which led to the registration of a separate FIR against them.

Investigation officer ASI Santokh Singh said the couple is yet to be arrested.