Woman who duped 35 Hry bachelors surrenders in court

Had collected ₹45K₹60K from each man

ROHTAK : A Delhi-based woman who had duped 35 bachelors from Haryana on the pretext of finding them “beautiful brides” for marriage has surrendered in a Sonepat court.

The accused, Anita of Narela in Delhi, has been sent to fiveday police remand to recover around ₹30 lakh collected from the men.

Anita had pulled a painful stunt to make quick buck by targeting bachelors wanting to get married.

She, along with her aides, had promised 35 men across Haryana to get them brides to marry in a mass-wedding function on December 27. For the same, she had collected ₹45,000 to ₹60,000 from each man.

The bachelors were asked to assemble at Kharkhoda town in Sonepat, from where they were told a bus would take them to their wedding destination.

However, when all the men had gathered at Kharkhoda on December 27, they were shocked to find that Anita had run away with their money.

The men and their family members had then lodged a case against Anita.

She and two others were booked under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and fraud) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Anita’s sister-in-law, who helped collect money, had been taken into custody the same day that the case was lodged.

She told the police that she was not aware of Anita’s whereabouts. She also said that Anita was to arrange brides from an ashram in Delhi’s Tis Hazari.

Sunny Singh, a victim, said Anita had promised to find him a beautiful bride and taken ₹45,000 from him but kept delaying a meeting with the bride.

“I could sense a scam, but my relatives trusted her,” he said.

The incident once again brings to fore the shortage of brides in Haryana, leading to desperation among bachelors who are unable to find suitable women for marriage.

ACCUSED, IDENTIFIED AS ANITA OF NARELA IN DELHI, HAS BEEN SENT TO FIVEDAY POLICE REMAND TO RECOVER AROUND ₹30 LAKH COLLECTED FROM THE MEN