NRI couple was charged for bogus wedding scams and
Court has ordered confiscation of one million pounds

London, April 7, 2006
Darshan Malhtra

NRI Jaswinder Gill, 43, and her husband Darshan, 42 duped young British Asian women into flying to India by offering them lucrative contracts modeling bridal wear. They were charging Indian men around Rs 7.5 lakh per wedding and help them skip immigration procedures, the Isleworth Crown Court was told. Some rich NRIs even paid the the couple upto 14,000 pounds to set up the ceremonies.

In Hillingdon, west London, Jaswinder's home had been turned into a marriage factory for Indian men wanting to skip immigration procedures, the court was told.

More than £900,000 of assets have been stripped from a jailed husband and wife. NRI couple who is thought to have made up to £1m from bogus wedding scams, was stripped of £849,3000 at London's Isleworth Crown Court. They owned two homes and expensive cars.

Jaswinder duped young British Asian women into flying to India by offering them lucrative modelling contracts.But they then found themselves marrying total strangers desperate for a life in Britain. One victim who tried to pull out was threatened with rape.

In 2005, Jaswinder was jailed for 10 years at the same court for helping people get illegal entry to the UK and perverting the course of justice.