FIR against gay couple in UP

A case has been filed against a gay couple for getting their alleged marriage registered on fake documents, police said today.

A case has been filed against a gay couple for getting their alleged marriage registered on fake documents, police said on Saturday.

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Two boys, Simran of Bareilly and Chunman of Ballia, had allegedly got married on February 29 in Chavar village and got it registered at the sub-registrar's office here on March 19 by faking their identities.

The sub-registrar, Subhash Chandra Mishra, lodged an FIR against the duo, alleging that they had sumbitted forge documents to fake their identities for getting their alleged marriage registered.

Police have registed a case and investigations are on to trace the whereabouts of the gay couple, who are absconding.