Ludhiana, Aug. 26 -- What began as a carefully arranged marriage pact promising foreign shores has spiraled into a police case of alleged cheating, conspiracy and betrayal. The Sidhwan Bet police have booked a woman, Manveer Kaur, and her mother Baljeet Kaur of Bhundri village after a complaint by Sukhdev Singh, who accused them of dashing his son's dreams of settling abroad.

According to the complaint, both families struck a mutual understanding years ago. Sukhdev's elder son Guriekbal would marry Ravneet Kaur and take her to Canada while his younger son Gurbir Singh would wed Manveer Kaur, who in turn would help him shift to the United States.

The deal seemed to hold - Guriekbal married Ravneet Kaur and eventually settled with her in ...