The neighborhood marriage ceremony was held on January 25 in Uttar Pradesh’s Balia.
New Delhi/Balia:
15 folks, together with two authorities officers, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for his or her alleged involvement in an enormous marriage ceremony fraud.
The rip-off was unearthed after a video displaying brides at a mass marriage ceremony occasion garlanding themselves went viral on social media. Visuals additionally present some males dressed as grooms hiding their faces.
The neighborhood marriage ceremony was held on January 25 within the Balia district of Uttar Pradesh.
Officers say about 568 {couples} received married on the occasion, nonetheless, later it was discovered that a number of had been paid to pose as brides and grooms.
A neighborhood alleged that each women and men had been paid between Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 for posing as brides and grooms. “Some Girls had nobody. They had been carrying the varmala (garland) themselves. We got here to know that individuals are being paid between Rs 500 to Rs 2,000,” Vimal Kumar Pathak mentioned.
A 19-year-old man instructed NDTV that he was supplied cash to pose as a groom. “I went there to see the marriage. They made me sit there. They mentioned that they may give me cash. Many had been being made to sit down,” mentioned Raj Kumar.
BJP MLA Ketki Singh was the Chief Visitor on the neighborhood marriage ceremony.
On being requested concerning the involvement of the federal government officers within the alleged fraud, MS Singh mentioned, “They knowledgeable me simply two days earlier than the occasion. I had suspected there was one thing fishy. However now a whole investigation is being completed” she mentioned.
In keeping with the federal government web site, the federal government supplies Rs 51,000 below this scheme, of which Rs 35,000 goes to the lady, Rs 10,000 for buying marriage ceremony materials and Rs 6,000 for the occasion.
Officers mentioned this rip-off was unearthed earlier than any cash might be transferred to the accused. “We instantly fashioned a three-member committee to analyze the matter and confirm all of the beneficiaries. Until the time the entire investigation isn’t completed, no advantages might be transferred to beneficiaries,” they mentioned.