Barnala, Sept. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman in connection with an alleged Canada marriage fraud case, where her daughter, who was sent to Canada on a student visa in March 2023, allegedly abandoned her husband after calling him abroad and began demanding more money from his family. The case involves an alleged fraud of Rs.41 lakh, police said on Friday.

The arrested woman has been identified as Nirmal Kaur, mother of the main accused Kiran Kaur, who is currently residing in Surrey, Canada.

An FIR was registered in this case last month under Sections 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code against five people: Kiran Kaur (wife), Nirmal Kaur (mother), Kulwant Ram (father)...