Man crosses over illegally into Pak to marry Facebook friend, lands in jail

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Badal Babu from the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh was arrested last week in the Mandi Bahauddin district of Pakistan's Punjab province (some 240 kms from Lahore) for illegal border crossing.

Police have recorded the statement of Babu's Facebook friend Sana Rani, 21, who said she wasn't interested in marrying him.

"In her statement to police, Sana Rani says that Babu and she have been friends on Facebook for the last two-and-a-half years.

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Category: BusinessFinance

Markets: IndiaNepalOmanPakistanYemen

Topics: Jail Marry Indian man Police Facebook friend

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Published On: 2025-01-02 @ 17:55:11 (4 days ago)

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