The social activist whose complaint led to an MC employee being booked for usurping 5.25 lakh posing herself as underprivileged has lodged another complaint alleging that the accused employee’s husband visited his house and threatened to commit suicide if he did not withdraw the complaint.

City police on October 31 MIS expert of the city-level technical cell (CLTC), Amandeep Kaur, her mother and sister for usurping 5.25 lakh by posing as underprivileged to avail benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY, Urban) following the complaint of Simrat Pal Singh Kalsi, whistle-blower in the alleged scam.

Speaking of the latest developments, Kalsi said, “The accused’s husband had threatened to commit suicide due to which my family is under immense pressure and pressing me to withdraw the complaint. I have lodged the complaint at Division No 6 police and am waiting for the action,” said Kalsi.

Saying that he was deliberately made party in the case, Kalsi said he had filed a complaint to the MC and not to the police.

“If the MC officials had found anomalies, why was the case not registered on the complaint of MC officials,” he questioned.

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