Jaipur May 8 (IANS) A woman was arrested for posing a bride only to run away with gold silver and cash after the wedding was solemnised police said on Tuesday. Four of her accomplices were also held.
Rajasthan Police have busted a gang of five persons who used to pose as bride mother-in-law and maternal father-in-law and two masterminds who trapped innocent families for weddings and later ran off with gold silver and cash soon after the marriage.
According to Bharatpur Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Tank a complaint was lodged by one Biharilal against Riya alias Seema.
In the complaint he alleged his son Pawan was married to Riya on March 8.
"Our relatives offered gold and silver jewellery to the bride and cash of Rs 8 000 " said the complainant.
However the bride on March 10 ran away with the gifted jewels and cash he alleged.
Police registered a case on the basis of his complaint and started a thorough search for the fake bride and her family members.
A special police team was formed which started search operations for the gang members by collecting and going through their call details. The team also visited Delhi Fatehabad Agra and Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.
On Tuesday police arrested Riya. She is married to Sanjay Nayak a resident of Delhi. Her fake mother-in-law Sanju the widows of Sanjay Ghiyara also a resident of Delhi was also arrested.
Police also nabbed the mastermind of the crime Anil a resident of Fatehabad in Agra district and Ramdev resident of Agra who played the role of maternal father-in-law in this context.
The gang leader Gopal a resident of Firozabad was also arrested and questioned to find out the details.
A thorough probe revealed some of the gang members were involved in such fake weddings in Dhaulpur in Rajakhedi and Basedi areas in Rajasthan as well.
Investigation was on to collect the stolen jewels and cash.
--IANS
arc/pgh/vm
