Man arrested for matrimonial fraud after multiple marriage scams in K'taka
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cheating women through online matrimonial platforms by promising marriage and collecting money before disappearing, police said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Sushanth Poojary alias Sushanth Ankush Poojary alias Sushanth G Karkera, allegedly befriended a woman through an online matrimonial portal and married her in Navi Mumbai on February 2, 2025, they said.
Police said he subsequently collected Rs 6.6 lakh from her in instalments and went missing on November 15, 2025, raising suspicion.
According to police, when the complainant made further inquiries, she discovered that the accused had allegedly deceived multiple women in a similar manner and had concealed an earlier marriage.
Based on her complaint, Kavoor police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police traced and arrested the accused on February 5.
During interrogation, the accused is said to have admitted to marrying a woman in Udupi in 2021 and cheating several others across Karnataka and Maharashtra by promising marriage, a senior police officer said.
Investigators said he allegedly duped two women each in Udupi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and another woman in Karkala using the same method.
Police also arrested his accomplice, a resident of Mulki near Mangaluru- Bhaskar, who allegedly posed as the accused's relative to convince the complainant's family and participated in wedding rituals in Mumbai.
Both men were produced before a court, which remanded them to judicial custody.
Authorities added that Poojary has prior cases registered against him, including for cheating and theft in Karnataka and serious offences in Maharashtra under IPC, Immoral Trafficking Act and POCSO provisions.
Mangaluru city Police are investigating.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
