Sirmaur woman held for duping Haryana groom

Solan, June 24

A 24-year-old woman married a Haryana resident and duped him of cash and valuables in Paonta Sahib.

The police on Thursday arrested the woman, identified as Sheela of Kando Haryas village from Renuka.

Sheela presented herself as Asha to Babber Singh of Pipliwala village in Haryana and married him at the Paonta Sahib gurdwara on March 20.

DSP Bir Bahadur said a case of cheating, criminal conspiracy and breach of faith had been registered against seven persons.

Two Haryana residents — Pirthi and Rishi — had offered to get him married to a local woman. They visited her house at Majra and the alliance was fixed. Five others hatched the conspiracy by posing as the bride and her relatives.

The bride demanded Rs 1.5 lakh cash soon after the marriage to repay her parents’ loans and after staying with her husband for a few days, she fled with the jewellery and a mobile phone on April 14.

The DSP said a similar case had been registered against the woman in Panchkula and a few other places in Haryana. Probe was under way. — TNS