Fake bride, agent arrested for duping Rewari groom
Rohtak, June 23 -- Two weeks after an Uttar Pradesh-based woman allegedly fled with cash and gold from her newlywed husband's home in Rewari, the Rewari police arrested her and a marriage agent who arranged the match for Rs.2 lakh.
The accused, Kausalya, who posed as a bride under fake name Pooja, and agent Sohale , both residents of Uttar Pradesh, were produced before a local court and sent to two days' police remand. The scam was uncovered when Rewari resident Jaldeep lodged a complaint against his wife and the agent.
"On May 25, Sohale met my father and introduced a woman named Pooja. Sohale and the woman's family demanded Rs.2 lakh for the wedding, which was solemnised with rituals on June 4 at Pati village in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. After returning to Rewari, the next day, the woman disappeared overnight with gold ornaments and Rs.20,000 cash," said Jaldeep.
Sub-inspector Surender Kumar of Bawal police station said that the bride's real name is Kausalya, a mother of four.
Police also discovered during probe that the woman had cheated a groom in Rajasthan last year, fleeing after her wedding with Rs.1 lakh cash and gold ornaments worth Rs.2 lakh. Rajasthan police had arrested her and her accomplice Rakesh in that case....
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