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Bride "Missing", Dubai-Returned Groom Waits Outside Non-Existent Venue
A Dubai-returned groom and his entourage of 150 'baraatis' were shocked when they arrived in Moga, Punjab, only to find his bride "missing" and that the wedding venue did not exist.
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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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Man Cheats Thane Woman Of Rs 59 Lakh After Promising Marriage, Probe Launched
A man allegedly cheated a 29-year-old woman from Maharashtra's Thane district of Rs 59.56 lakh after promising to marry her, police said on Monday.
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After 12 Days Of Marriage, Indonesian Man Discovers His Wife Is Actually A Man
The 26-year-old husband learned that his wife Adinda Kanza was a woman twelve days after their wedding.
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Couple Use Fake Matrimonial Profiles To Cheat Rs 1.6 Crore In UP: Police
A couple was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad for allegedly duping 35 people of over Rs 1.6 crore by making fake matrimonial profiles.
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Australia Warns Indians Seeking Permanent Residency Against Marriage Scam
The Australian government has cautioned Indian nationals who want to live permanently in Australia against organised contrived marriage scams targeting South Asians. The warning came after Australian Border Force (ABF) shut down a contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney, with a 32-year-old Indian national facing court over his alleged...
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Lalu Yadav Gets 5-Day Parole To Attend Son Tej Pratap's Wedding In Patna
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, has been granted a five-day parole, to attend the wedding of his elder son Tej Pratap with Aishwarya Roy on May 12
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California Woman Jailed Over Fake Chinese Weddings
A California woman was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for running a fake marriage scam with her father to enable Chinese nationals to obtain immigration visas.
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Kota Student Raped By Facebook Friend Who Promised To Marry Her: Police
An 18-year-old Dalit medical aspirant in Kota was raped on the pretext of marriage by a man she befriended on Facebook, police said on Monday.
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Indians In US Sham Marriage, Immigration Scam
Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
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Quick Verification Ordered Against Kerala Congress Leader KM Mani
The Vigilance and anti-corruption bureau noose around Kerala Congress (M) leader and former state Finance Minister KM Mani seems to be tightening further with a special court today ordering a Quick Verification on charges of corruption in the conduct of a mass marriage ceremony by his party in October 2014.
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Australian Woman Promised $30,000 to Marry Indian Man in Alleged Visa Scam
An Australian woman was promised A$30,000 (around $24,000) to enter into a marriage scam with an Indian man, an Australian court was told on Tuesday.
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Indian scamster jailed for four years by Welsh court
An India-born mastermind of a UK-wide sham marriage scam has been jailed for four years and 20 weeks by a court Wales after being caught at his own fake marriage.
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Man held for cheating eight women using marriage as pretext
A 28-year-old man who allegedly cheated as many as eight young women under the pretext of marrying them was arrested on Tuesday by the Central Crime Station (CCS) wing of the Hyderabad police.
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Bride "Missing", Dubai-Returned Groom Waits Outside Non-Existent Venue
A Dubai-returned groom and his entourage of 150 'baraatis' were shocked when they arrived in Moga, Punjab, only to find his bride "missing" and that the wedding venue did not exist.
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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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Man Cheats Thane Woman Of Rs 59 Lakh After Promising Marriage, Probe Launched
A man allegedly cheated a 29-year-old woman from Maharashtra's Thane district of Rs 59.56 lakh after promising to marry her, police said on Monday.
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After 12 Days Of Marriage, Indonesian Man Discovers His Wife Is Actually A Man
The 26-year-old husband learned that his wife Adinda Kanza was a woman twelve days after their wedding.
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Couple Use Fake Matrimonial Profiles To Cheat Rs 1.6 Crore In UP: Police
A couple was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad for allegedly duping 35 people of over Rs 1.6 crore by making fake matrimonial profiles.
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Australia Warns Indians Seeking Permanent Residency Against Marriage Scam
The Australian government has cautioned Indian nationals who want to live permanently in Australia against organised contrived marriage scams targeting South Asians. The warning came after Australian Border Force (ABF) shut down a contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney, with a 32-year-old Indian national facing court over his alleged...
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Lalu Yadav Gets 5-Day Parole To Attend Son Tej Pratap's Wedding In Patna
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, has been granted a five-day parole, to attend the wedding of his elder son Tej Pratap with Aishwarya Roy on May 12
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California Woman Jailed Over Fake Chinese Weddings
A California woman was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for running a fake marriage scam with her father to enable Chinese nationals to obtain immigration visas.
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Kota Student Raped By Facebook Friend Who Promised To Marry Her: Police
An 18-year-old Dalit medical aspirant in Kota was raped on the pretext of marriage by a man she befriended on Facebook, police said on Monday.
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Indians In US Sham Marriage, Immigration Scam
Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
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Quick Verification Ordered Against Kerala Congress Leader KM Mani
The Vigilance and anti-corruption bureau noose around Kerala Congress (M) leader and former state Finance Minister KM Mani seems to be tightening further with a special court today ordering a Quick Verification on charges of corruption in the conduct of a mass marriage ceremony by his party in October 2014.
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Australian Woman Promised $30,000 to Marry Indian Man in Alleged Visa Scam
An Australian woman was promised A$30,000 (around $24,000) to enter into a marriage scam with an Indian man, an Australian court was told on Tuesday.
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Indian scamster jailed for four years by Welsh court
An India-born mastermind of a UK-wide sham marriage scam has been jailed for four years and 20 weeks by a court Wales after being caught at his own fake marriage.
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Man held for cheating eight women using marriage as pretext
A 28-year-old man who allegedly cheated as many as eight young women under the pretext of marrying them was arrested on Tuesday by the Central Crime Station (CCS) wing of the Hyderabad police.
