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BENGALURU: Two techies set to tie the knot this month broke up after the US-based woman said her fiancé’s nose was ‘ long and warped’, insisting that he undergo a plastic surgery to correct it.

Seeking justice, the groom-to-be approached a court , which ordered registration of a criminal case against the woman, her sister and father.

In his statement, Ramesh (name changed), 35, software engineer from Koramangala 6th Block, said he met Rashmi (name changed), 35, through a matrimonial website in first week of August. A resident of HSR Layout, she worked in the US.

Ramesh said he was in touch with Rashmi online and after some time, they decided to get married.

“On August 13, she arrived in the city. After lunch at a star hotel on MG Road, we decided to fix things. As requested by Rashmi, I met her elder sister Lakshmi and got her consent. On August 26, my parents met Rashmi’s parents at their HSR Layout residence. On September 9, we got engaged at her house,” the complaint read.

According to Ramesh, on the day of engagement, Rashmi told his father the wedding should be held at Tirumala temple in Tirupati. “My father requested her to change the venue to Bengaluru since most of our relatives stay here but Rashmi insisted the ceremony be held at the temple. Finally, we agreed,” he said.

Accordingly, the wedding was fixed on January 30, 2020. “I visited Tirumala to book rooms and make other arrangements. I paid Rs 1 lakh advance for 70 rooms and catering. I spent Rs 4 lakh on purchasing clothes and gifts,” Ramesh said.

Rashmi flew back to the US to join work. However, she changed her mind during October and decided to call off the wedding, Ramesh said.

“Sometime in October, Lakshmi called my father saying Rashmi wanted to cancel the wedding. I was shocked. On October 23, I called Rashmi. She received the call and sarcastically said my nose was long and warped. She said I should get a plastic surgery,” he said.

Ramesh called Rashmi again. “Her answer was the same. She would hurt me every time I phoned her. Finally, she blocked my number. Now, none of her family members is receiving our calls,” Ramesh said in the complaint.

Accusing her of cheating him and suspecting that she’d duped other men in a similar way, Ramesh approached the court and filed a private complaint report (PCR). On the court’s direction, Koramangala police on December 31 registered a criminal case against Rashmi, Lakshmi and their father under IPC sections 417 and 420 for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

A senior police officer said they need evidence to prove Ramesh’s allegations. “Ramesh has to establish the fact that Rashmi called off the wedding with an intention to cheat him. Only then we can file a chargesheet accusing her of cheating and causing damage to Ramesh and his family,” he added.

“But if Rashmi confirms that she indeed cancelled the wedding because of Ramesh’s nose, we can’t do much in the case,” he said.

