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Band, Baaja, Baraat...Then A Surprise For Groom's Side In Punjab
The party was on. Music blasted from the loudspeakers. The 'baraat' was jubilant, and the groom was ready to begin a new chapter in his life. But the joy faded as the wedding procession neared the bride's house.
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'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
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Minutes Before Marriage, UP Bride-To-Be Vanishes With Rs 3.5 Lakh In Jewellery
A bridegroom waiting to register his marriage in a court in Uttar Pradesh was in for a shock when he found that his bride-to-be was a thief, who escaped with jewellery worth Rs 3.5 lakh that was gifted to her by his family.
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UP Bride Takes Bathroom Break Mid-Wedding, Runs Away With Cash, Jewellery
The drama unfolded at the Shiv Temple in Gorakhpur's Bharohiya where a man was undergoing the rituals for his second marriage, having lost his first wife.
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Chinese Woman Sets Sex Worker Trap For Husband In A Bid To Get Divorce
A woman and her accomplices in China have been sentenced to jail for orchestrating a fraudulent marriage scheme to scam the husband.
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Woman In China Makes Rs 35 Lakh In 3 Months From 'Flash' Marriages And Divorces
A matchmaking scam in China has exploited single men through "flash marriages," where women posed as brides and vanished after receiving hefty bride prices.
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual, costing him Rs 11 lakh.
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Groom Missing, UP Woman Marries Her Brother For Wedding Scheme Benefits
In yet another case of fraud related to the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme in Uttar Pradesh, a woman married her brother to avail the benefits of the scheme when the groom she was to marry did not turn up to the event.
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Inside UP Government's Plan To Stop Fraud In Mass Marriage Scheme
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to link the details of the newly-wed couples with DBT and Aadhaar to prevent any repeat of the fraud committed in Ballia in the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme.
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UP Woman Arrested For Faking Marriage Contract To Break Nephew's Wedding
A 60-year-old woman allegedly got a fake marriage contract made to break her nephew's wedding so as to marry him, police said on Tuesday.
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"Agnipath Scheme Is Against Future Jawans": Meghalaya Governor
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday said the 'Agnipath' scheme is a "fraud" with the hopes of youth and said the 'Agniveers' retiring without pension or other benefits will hardly get marriage proposals.
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Man Faces Police Case After Wife Claims He Is Impotent
An FIR of fraud has been registered against seven people for being involved in the marriage of a woman to an impotent man, police on Sunday said.
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Madhya Pradesh: Fraud Marriages Under Flagship Scheme Raise Corruption Stink
The case relates to irregularities in the chief minister's flagship Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana that is aimed at labourers registered with the state's Building and Other Construction Workers Board.
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Couple Arrested For Duping Man Of Rs 1.26 Lakh By Staging Fake Marriage
A couple, carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on their heads, have been arrested for duping a man of Rs 1.26 lakh by orchestrating a fake marriage in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
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Indian Man Detained For Running Fake Marriage Racket In US For Visa
An Indian man in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges of running a fake marriage racket through which he helped illegal immigrants, mostly Indians, to get married to American citizens, and helping them stay in the country.
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Band, Baaja, Baraat...Then A Surprise For Groom's Side In Punjab
The party was on. Music blasted from the loudspeakers. The 'baraat' was jubilant, and the groom was ready to begin a new chapter in his life. But the joy faded as the wedding procession neared the bride's house.
-
'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
-
Minutes Before Marriage, UP Bride-To-Be Vanishes With Rs 3.5 Lakh In Jewellery
A bridegroom waiting to register his marriage in a court in Uttar Pradesh was in for a shock when he found that his bride-to-be was a thief, who escaped with jewellery worth Rs 3.5 lakh that was gifted to her by his family.
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UP Bride Takes Bathroom Break Mid-Wedding, Runs Away With Cash, Jewellery
The drama unfolded at the Shiv Temple in Gorakhpur's Bharohiya where a man was undergoing the rituals for his second marriage, having lost his first wife.
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Chinese Woman Sets Sex Worker Trap For Husband In A Bid To Get Divorce
A woman and her accomplices in China have been sentenced to jail for orchestrating a fraudulent marriage scheme to scam the husband.
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Woman In China Makes Rs 35 Lakh In 3 Months From 'Flash' Marriages And Divorces
A matchmaking scam in China has exploited single men through "flash marriages," where women posed as brides and vanished after receiving hefty bride prices.
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual, costing him Rs 11 lakh.
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Groom Missing, UP Woman Marries Her Brother For Wedding Scheme Benefits
In yet another case of fraud related to the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme in Uttar Pradesh, a woman married her brother to avail the benefits of the scheme when the groom she was to marry did not turn up to the event.
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Inside UP Government's Plan To Stop Fraud In Mass Marriage Scheme
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to link the details of the newly-wed couples with DBT and Aadhaar to prevent any repeat of the fraud committed in Ballia in the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme.
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UP Woman Arrested For Faking Marriage Contract To Break Nephew's Wedding
A 60-year-old woman allegedly got a fake marriage contract made to break her nephew's wedding so as to marry him, police said on Tuesday.
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"Agnipath Scheme Is Against Future Jawans": Meghalaya Governor
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday said the 'Agnipath' scheme is a "fraud" with the hopes of youth and said the 'Agniveers' retiring without pension or other benefits will hardly get marriage proposals.
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Man Faces Police Case After Wife Claims He Is Impotent
An FIR of fraud has been registered against seven people for being involved in the marriage of a woman to an impotent man, police on Sunday said.
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Madhya Pradesh: Fraud Marriages Under Flagship Scheme Raise Corruption Stink
The case relates to irregularities in the chief minister's flagship Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana that is aimed at labourers registered with the state's Building and Other Construction Workers Board.
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Couple Arrested For Duping Man Of Rs 1.26 Lakh By Staging Fake Marriage
A couple, carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on their heads, have been arrested for duping a man of Rs 1.26 lakh by orchestrating a fake marriage in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
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Indian Man Detained For Running Fake Marriage Racket In US For Visa
An Indian man in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges of running a fake marriage racket through which he helped illegal immigrants, mostly Indians, to get married to American citizens, and helping them stay in the country.
