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Fake Marriage, Fake Divorce: UK Visa Plot Unravelled In Gujarat
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Police in Gujarat's Bharuch district say they have uncovered an illegal immigration scheme that relied on fabricated marriage and divorce documents to help a local woman enter the United Kingdom on a dependent visa.
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Hyderabad Woman Cheated Of Rs 3.38 Lakh By Fake UK Doctor
- Friday December 5, 2025
- Hyderabad News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
The woman was contacted online by a person identifying himself as "Hirad Ahmed," who claimed to be a doctor. Through a series of WhatsApp calls, messages, and video calls, the scammer cultivated a relationship and gained the woman's trust.
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Probe Agency Cracks Down On Rs 30 Crore Marriage Scheme Scam In Madhya Pradesh
- Tuesday October 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a major crackdown on financial fraud, the Directorate of Enforcement, Bhopal, conducted search operations on October 3 across seven locations in Bhopal, Vidisha, Katni, and Chhatarpur districts.
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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Fake Marriage Racket Busted In Jammu, 5 Including 'Bride' Arrested: Cops
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Five persons, including a woman from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested after police busted an inter-state racket involved in orchestrating fake marriages to extort money from unsuspecting grooms here, officials said on Saturday.
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Woman Duped Of Rs 1.11 lakh Over Sextortion Threat In Maharashtra's Thane
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A person has allegedly extorted Rs 1.11 lakh from a 23-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district after blackmailing her with her objectionable video, police said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
- Monday May 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Fakes Wedding, Scams Relatives Of Rs 12.8 Crore In Property Scheme
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chinese woman staged a wedding with a man, whom shedescribed as a rich real estate businessman to lure her relatives into cheap property deals. Forty-year-old Meng scammed at least five families of 12 million yuan, around Rs 12.8 Crores,
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Woman Sets Sex Worker Trap For Husband In A Bid To Get Divorce
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A woman and her accomplices in China have been sentenced to jail for orchestrating a fraudulent marriage scheme to scam the husband.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bride "Missing", Dubai-Returned Groom Waits Outside Non-Existent Venue
- Saturday December 7, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Woman In China Makes Rs 35 Lakh In 3 Months From 'Flash' Marriages And Divorces
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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Man Cheats Thane Woman Of Rs 59 Lakh After Promising Marriage, Probe Launched
- Monday June 24, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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After 12 Days Of Marriage, Indonesian Man Discovers His Wife Is Actually A Man
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The 26-year-old husband learned that his wife Adinda Kanza was a woman twelve days after their wedding.
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www.ndtv.com
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Couple Use Fake Matrimonial Profiles To Cheat Rs 1.6 Crore In UP: Police
- Monday September 26, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
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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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Marriage, Fake Divorce: UK Visa Plot Unravelled In Gujarat
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Police in Gujarat's Bharuch district say they have uncovered an illegal immigration scheme that relied on fabricated marriage and divorce documents to help a local woman enter the United Kingdom on a dependent visa.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hyderabad Woman Cheated Of Rs 3.38 Lakh By Fake UK Doctor
- Friday December 5, 2025
- Hyderabad News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
The woman was contacted online by a person identifying himself as "Hirad Ahmed," who claimed to be a doctor. Through a series of WhatsApp calls, messages, and video calls, the scammer cultivated a relationship and gained the woman's trust.
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www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency Cracks Down On Rs 30 Crore Marriage Scheme Scam In Madhya Pradesh
- Tuesday October 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a major crackdown on financial fraud, the Directorate of Enforcement, Bhopal, conducted search operations on October 3 across seven locations in Bhopal, Vidisha, Katni, and Chhatarpur districts.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Marriage Racket Busted In Jammu, 5 Including 'Bride' Arrested: Cops
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Five persons, including a woman from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested after police busted an inter-state racket involved in orchestrating fake marriages to extort money from unsuspecting grooms here, officials said on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Duped Of Rs 1.11 lakh Over Sextortion Threat In Maharashtra's Thane
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A person has allegedly extorted Rs 1.11 lakh from a 23-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district after blackmailing her with her objectionable video, police said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
- Monday May 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Fakes Wedding, Scams Relatives Of Rs 12.8 Crore In Property Scheme
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chinese woman staged a wedding with a man, whom shedescribed as a rich real estate businessman to lure her relatives into cheap property deals. Forty-year-old Meng scammed at least five families of 12 million yuan, around Rs 12.8 Crores,
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Woman Sets Sex Worker Trap For Husband In A Bid To Get Divorce
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A woman and her accomplices in China have been sentenced to jail for orchestrating a fraudulent marriage scheme to scam the husband.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bride "Missing", Dubai-Returned Groom Waits Outside Non-Existent Venue
- Saturday December 7, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Woman In China Makes Rs 35 Lakh In 3 Months From 'Flash' Marriages And Divorces
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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Man Cheats Thane Woman Of Rs 59 Lakh After Promising Marriage, Probe Launched
- Monday June 24, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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After 12 Days Of Marriage, Indonesian Man Discovers His Wife Is Actually A Man
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The 26-year-old husband learned that his wife Adinda Kanza was a woman twelve days after their wedding.
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www.ndtv.com
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Couple Use Fake Matrimonial Profiles To Cheat Rs 1.6 Crore In UP: Police
- Monday September 26, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
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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www.ndtv.com