India, Jan. 16 -- A 30-year-old cloth merchant was arrested by the Nagpada police on Thursday - four days ahead of his scheduled marriage - following a complaint lodged by his girlfriend. He has been booked for establishing sexual relations with the girlfriend with false inducements.

The police said the man, identified as Anas Qureshi, a resident of Nagpada, had been dating the 30-year-old woman since 2010, but finalised marriage with another woman. When the girlfriend came to know of the marriage through a social media post uploaded by the man's relative, she approached the police. Based on her complaint, police registered a rape case against the merchant and arrested him.

"In April 2025, Anas told the complainant that they will get ma...