Police arrested a 22-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend after they stole R8 lakh from his Zirakpur home and fled with him.
Police said according to the girl’s parents, the accused, who lives in their area, was the one who incited their daughter to steal money from home.
The family told police they had received R10 lakh as real money for the sale of the site and had kept the money at home. Their daughter was aware of the incident and may have reported the matter to a man, who urged her to steal the money and run away with her after the marriage proposal.
“The girl, who is attending a local college, has been missing since February 28. When her family searched for her and contacted her college friends, they discovered that she had gone out and had sex with a man and got married,” the detective said. ASI Kamal Taneja.
Meanwhile, police have detained a girl and a man under Section 380 (theft) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and have launched an investigation to establish their whereabouts.