Jammu, Aug. 23 -- In a major breakthrough, police have busted a "Bunty-Babli" style marriage fraud nexus and arrested five persons, including a woman posing as a bride, in Chowki Choura area of Akhnoor.

Police said that on August 11, 2025, a case was registered at Police Station Akhnoor under relevant sections after receiving a complaint about a fraudulent marriage arrangement. The investigation was taken up by In-charge Police Post Chowki Choura, Vinay Kotwal, under the supervision of SHO Akhnoor Rajesh Jasrotia and SDPO Akhnoor Varinder Gupta.

Accoding to the complaint, Deepak Kumar of Dhana Chapri, Chowki Choura, approached complainant Rashpal Chand of Dori Dager, Chowki Choura, with a marriage proposal from outside the union Territory...