Faridabad, February 20 Bittu Bajrangi, a vigilante who targets cows, was allegedly cheated of 30,000 rupees by a man who claimed to be arranging his marriage, police said on Friday.
They said an FIR has been registered against the accused and his associates based on a complaint by Bajrangi, who is also an accused in the 2023 Nuh communal riots.
According to the complaint, Bajrangi told the accused, Bunty, a relative of his neighbour, that he wanted to get married and that he should let him know if he knew of a suitable match.
Bunty introduced Bajrangi to a woman named Rani. After this, Bunty and Rani invited Bajrangi three times to Aligarh to meet potential matches, but he did not like any of them.
Bunty then sent Bajrangi a photo of a young woman that he liked. On September 5, 2025, Bunty and Rani visited Bajrangi's house with the woman and her family, and the wedding was fixed for February 7, the complainant alleged.
As promised, Bajrangi transferred 30,000 rupees to the accused on February 6 to buy clothes for the bride-to-be. When he reached Aligarh with the wedding procession, the accused were nowhere to be found and had switched off their mobile phones, the complaint stated.
"When I called the bride's number, she stated that she knew nothing about the wedding and I had to return empty-handed," Bajrangi said in his complaint.
Based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered against Bunty, Rani and others at the Saran police station here under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation is underway, a senior police officer said.