A woman from Punjab tampers her passport to hide arrival date from her parents

The 26-year-old woman, to hide travel details to India from her parents, tampered with her passport.

As per a report, a woman from Punjab sought to conceal her arrival date from her parents as she had reached India earlier than when she visited her family. She was arrested for forgery when trying to leave India with a tampered passport.

A Punjab woman was arrested for tampering with her passport.

The woman, 26, was arrested as she tried to leave India to travel to Toronto to join a new job. She, was reportedly stopped by immigration authorities at the airport after they spotted irregularities in her passport.

Why did the woman tamper with her passport?

As per The Times of India (TOI), the woman took this step to conceal from her parents that she had arrived in India earlier than when she went home. She wanted to hide that she met a male friend before visiting her family. The woman studied in Canada for five years and then returned to India to meet her parents. She was scheduled to return to Toronto to start a new job. The police told an outlet, “She said that her parents were unaware about her arrival on Sept 28. She did not want her parents to know about it as she had gone to meet her friend.”

What were the charges made against her?

The 26-year-old woman was reportedly charged with cheating. In addition, she was also slapped with forgery charges.