Fake marriage gang busted in Karnal

Karnal, September 24

A team of the CIA-2 has busted a gang of fraudsters allegedly involved in looting people on the promise of getting them married.

The team arrested four persons — Rimpi, alias Preeti, Paramjeet Kaur, Herry Singh and Sohan Lal, all residents of Ludhiana in Punjab — from Karnal on Thursday.

In the preliminary probe, they told the police that Santosh Rana of Kalram, Shamsher Singh of Panipat and Ajit of Panipat had been operating marriage bureaus. The accused were in contact with these three persons, said Mohan Lal, in charge, CIA-2.

The accused lured the gullible on the pretext of getting them married, for which they charged a huge amount from the prospective groom.

They used to show Rimpi’s picture to the unsuspecting person. Others were shown as the bride’s relatives. The persons operating marriage bureaus got their weddings conducted. Later, the bride used to escape with valuables of the groom. — TNS