Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 1: Police today busted an inter district fraud marriage racket and arrested four persons who had duped several persons in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
“According to the complaint, the accused individuals were operating as middlemen during marriage functions. They allegedly used WhatsApp to send photos of various young women, falsely claiming they were ready for marriage. These individuals convinced the victims on the other side to agree to marriage proposals, fix the mehar money, and make payments. However, despite the financial transactions, no marriages were conducted, and the money was not returned,” a police official said.
“It has been revealed that this group of fraudsters manipulated their victims by selecting targets through carefully chosen photographs of young women. They managed to accumulate a significant sum of 7.38 lakh from unsuspecting victims under the pretext of mehar payments and commission,” the official said.
The accused have been identified as Laal Hussain, son of Mir Mohammad of Jaranwala Gali, Rajouri, Irshada Begum daughter of Gulzar Ahmad Goger, resident of Mori Kalakot, Rajouri, Abdul Rahman Rather son of Ghulam Qadir resident of Dar Mohalla, Drang, Budgam and Abdul Khaliq Dar son of Abdul Rahim Dar, resident of Gulab Bag, Pati Poshker, Khag Budgam.
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