Mysuru, Dec. 6 -- An advocate from Mysuru and five of his family members and associates have been booked by Vijayanagar Police for allegedly deceiving a fellow woman lawyer by promising marriage, establishing physical relations and later backing out after finalising the wedding date.

The accused has been identified as advocate Naveen Ponnaiah, along with some of his family members and associates.

Vijayanagar Police Inspector S.D. Suresh Kumar confirmed to Star of Mysore that the woman lawyer's complaint, filed on Dec. 1, has been registered as an FIR under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections. Investigation is underway.

According to the complaint, Naveen, despite being legally married, informed the woman lawyer - employed as...