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‘Brides’ never arrived: Couple held for conning 42 grooms in mass wedding scam

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 26, 2026, 15:32 (IST)

Authorities in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, have cracked down on a couple believed to be behind a nefarious marriage racket. The pair is accused of conning families by using attractive images from social media to pose as brides from an orphanage.

Iran's Khamenei warns US will lose 'safe haven' in Gulf; Amit Shah forms panel on illegal immigration-linked demographic shift & more

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 26, 2026, 18:20 (IST)

Fatehabad: Cop among trio nabbed in honeytrap racket

May 14, 2026, 23:54 (IST)

Fake astrology scam: Rajasthan man held for targeting troubled couples

May 26, 2026, 00:07 (IST)

Sessions court denies bail in high profile matrimonial scam

May 16, 2026, 19:40 (IST)

Cops bust fraud wedding racket, 5 held

May 08, 2026, 21:42 (IST)

6 children kidnapped every day in Telangana: NCRB

May 08, 2026, 03:10 (IST)

Ahmedabad: ‘Love guru’ held for extortion, fraud

TNN / May 05, 2026, 00:46 (IST)

DU grad, MBA linked to ‘inter-state conversion racket’ held by UP police

TNN / May 01, 2026, 23:03 (IST)

UP police have arrested four more individuals, including an MBA and a Delhi University graduate, in connection with an inter-state illegal religious conversion racket. This brings the total number of suspects held to 18. The operation, aimed at protecting women, has led to the rescue of over a dozen girls from multiple states. Investigations into the funding sources are ongoing.

'Killers' of the womb: A son obsession

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 27, 2026, 09:55 (IST)

Deep-rooted son preference fuels sex-selective abortions in India, leading to millions of fewer female births by 2030. Despite legal bans, illegal networks facilitate prenatal sex determination and terminations, driven by cultural pressures and financial anxieties. While some areas show slow improvement in sex ratios, demand for sons persists.

Chhattisgarh: Minor tribal teen sold for Rs 2.5 lakh, forced into marriage; inter-state gang exposed

TNN / Apr 16, 2026, 22:07 (IST)

Wedding bells turn into extortion knells; 7 held, ‘bride’ on the run

Apr 11, 2026, 23:10 (IST)

Counterfeit currency racket busted in Gujarat: ‘Fake notes were meant for land deals, donations’

TNN / Mar 21, 2026, 03:32 (IST)

Runaway bride racket busted

TNN / Feb 09, 2012, 05:14 (IST)

City crime branch arrested four women in the city who were part of a marriage racket where they would target bachelors unable to find brides, offer them a girl for marriage, charging them a hefty fee.

UK-based Pakistanis use videos to blackmail 15 wives

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 05, 2018, 12:01 (IST)

Bharuch police bust fake marriage racket, 5 held

TNN / Aug 09, 2013, 23:12 (IST)

Officials of Valia police station in Bharuch have busted a gang running a fake marriage racket.

marriage racket busted in TN

TNN / Jan 10, 2002, 21:52 (IST)

COIMBATORE: The Kerala police on Thursday arrested four members involved in a marriage racket here. According to sources, Ismail (32), a resident of Madukkarai, a Coimbatore suburb, got married to a girl at the neighbouring city Palakkad three months ago.

Chittorgarh police uncover fraudulent marriage racket, arrest suspects

TNN / Jun 03, 2025, 01:06 (IST)

Man arrested in Jaipur for interstate bride trafficking, fake marriage racket

TNN / Feb 27, 2026, 05:21 (IST)

Contract marriage racket: 3 more Oman national, kingpin Qazi arrested in Hyderabad

TNN / Sep 27, 2017, 09:14 (IST)

Continuing the crackdown on the contract marriage racket, South Zone police on Monday have arrested three more Oman nationals along with two Qazis, including the kingpin Qazi from Hyderabad, who was absconding for a week.

Interstate fake marriage racket busted in Sasaram; two arrested

TNN / Dec 31, 2025, 23:27 (IST)

In a surprising crackdown, authorities in Sasaram have dismantled a fraudulent marriage scheme that was targeting unsuspecting middle-aged men across state lines. This dubious operation, run by a gang that orchestrated fake weddings complete with counterfeit documents, has resulted in hefty financial loss for many.

Minor bride helps bust contract marriage racket in Hyderabad

TNN / Jun 29, 2011, 05:37 (IST)

A day after a qazi was arrested for trying to force a minor to marry an Arab in the Old City, the police on Tuesday busted a contract marriage racket and arrested six persons including two qazis.

Fake marriage racket busted, six land in cop net

TNN / Jul 13, 2015, 09:44 (IST)

City police on Sunday busted an inter-state gang and arrested six persons, including the kingpin, for allegedly duping bridegrooms of cash and valuables on the pretext of organizing marriages. The gang’s modus operandi bears resemblance to a popular Bollywood flick, ‘Dolly Ki Doli’, wherein cons dupe grooms by fixing marriage and then fly-by-night with their valuables.

Omani agents married Hyderabadi women to broker child bride deals

TNN / Sep 29, 2017, 08:24 (IST)

Fake marriage racket busted in Bettiah, 9 arrested

Aug 28, 2025, 18:45 (IST)

Two Rajasthan men duped in Gopalganj fake marriage

TNN / Feb 26, 2026, 00:09 (IST)

Two men from Rajasthan lost Rs 5 lakh in an alleged marriage racket after wedding women in Gopalganj, Bihar. Soon after the ceremonies, the brides and their accomplices reportedly vanished with cash and valuables belonging to the grooms. Police have arrested one person and are probing the organised scam that preyed on the unsuspecting men.