MAN ARRESTED FOR CHEATING OVER 100 WOMEN ON PRETEXT OF MARRIAGE

NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping over 100 women from across the country of several lakh rupees on the pretext of marriage, police said on Friday. Farhan Taseer Khan, currently residing in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, was arrested from Paharganj based on the complaint filed by a woman doctor in March. In her complaint, the doctor alleged that she met Khan on a matrimonial site and on the pretext of marrying her and that he needed money to expand his business, Khan allegedly borrowed Rs 15 lakh from her, a senior police officer said. During probe, the police found that Khan had befriended several women from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai, Odisha and Karnataka, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Benita Mary Jaiker said.

TWO CRUSHED TO DEATH AS DUMPER TRUCK RAMS BIKE IN UP’S KANNAUJ

KANNAUJ: Two brothers were crushed to death after a dumper truck rammed their motorcycle on the Tirwa Bela Road in Kannauj district on Friday, police said. They were identified as Sunil Rajput (19) and Mohit Rajput (17) of Auraiya district, SHO Indergarh Kamal Bhati said. The victims were returning home after attending a wedding when the accident took place, he said, adding that the truck driver fled the spot. Mohit Rajput was an intermediate student, and Sunil Rajput was working in Delhi, Bhati said.