Ballia (UP), Jul 13: A wedding was called off, and four people, including the groom, were arrested after an argument broke out over sitting in front of a desert cooler here, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday in a village, they said.

According to police, an argument broke out between the attendees of the wedding over the seating arrangement in front of a desert cooler during the function.

Questioning the behaviour of the groom's relatives, the bride refused to marry the groom, SHO Pankaj Jaiswal said.

A case was registered under section 126 (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, IJaiswal said.

The groom, Hukum Chand Jaiswal, his relative Pankaj, the bride's father, Nand Ji Gupta and his brother Rajesh Gupta were arrested in the case.

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Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.

The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.

The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.

The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.

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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.

Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.

He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.