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Bengaluru: Marathahalli police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old sales executive for allegedly cheating a woman on the pretext of marriage.
The victim, from Andhra Pradesh, filed a complaint against Mohammed Isaq under charges of criminal intimidation and intentional insult to provoke breach of peace.
The HSR Layout police initially registered the FIR, which was later transferred to the Amruthahalli police as the offence comes under their jurisdiction.
The woman met Isaq, who works as a sales executive in a mall, on social media in October last year. They exchanged numbers, chatted, and met near a mall in Thanisandra on October 30. Isaq allegedly took her to a hotel to discuss marriage, where he had a physical relationship, promising to marry her soon.
The accused later claimed he needed time to convince his family, but began avoiding the victim.
She grew suspicious after noticing him chatting with other women and later discovered he got engaged to another woman.
When confronted on September 19, Isaq allegedly abused her verbally and threatened her with dire consequences if she continued to contact him.