Bhubaneswar: Love on Facebook turned out to be an illusion for a man who had was smitten with a girl through chatting and wanted to marry the girl but was rejected and handed over to the cops after he turned out to be an auto-rickshaw driver, reports said.
The lover, who had brought bangles and ‘sindoor’ for the girl with a hope to tie the knot with her after their first meeting, landed in police station where he was warned to mend his ways by the cops and sent home with a broken heart.
According to reports, the couple had fallen in love with each other on Facebook. After chatting for months together, they decided to meet each other physically.
As per the plan, they fixed the date and venue for meeting.
The couple had their first meeting at Jayadev Batika on outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Thursday. They were happy to meet each other physically. However, the girl changed her decision and refused the youth’s proposal for marriage when she came to know that the beau is an auto rickshaw driver.
Rejected by the girl, the youth forced her for marriage and tried to put sindoor on her head. With no option left, the girl called up the police for rescue.
After receiving call from the girl, Khandagiri police reached the spot and brought the duo to the police station.
However, the girl did not lodge any written complaint with police against the youth regarding the incident. The police left the youth warning him not to cross her way in future.
