VARANASI, July 29 -- Ten women, including the operator of a fake women-run call centre operating in the name of a marriage bureau in Vidyavasini Nagar Colony, Varanasi, were arrested on Tuesday, police said. A police officer said the women cheated people by publishing forged and misleading details about young men and women in various newspapers. They posed as representatives of Shubhmatrimonial and issued forged registration forms and deposit slips in the name of a lifetime subscription. The accused allegedly cheated around 600 people from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana and other states. Ten cases have been registered against them in different states. Addressing a press conference, deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Neetu Kadyan said a case had been registered against the accused under sections 3(5), 319(2), 318(4), 336(3) and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). She said the investigation revealed that the accused first published attractive matrimonial advertisements in various newspapers. The advertisements carried forged and misleading details about marriageable young men and women, including their names, ages, castes, educational qualifications, occupations and salaries, along with contact mobile numbers. When interested people contacted the numbers after being impressed by the advertisements, the accused introduced themselves as representatives of Shubhmatrimonial Marriage Bureau. They then encouraged the callers to deposit registration fees and other prescribed amounts in the name of a lifetime subscription. After receiving the money, the accused neither provided the actual contact details or matrimonial profiles of the advertised men and women nor refunded the membership fees. They also blocked the complainants' mobile numbers, the officer said. Police recovered 27 mobile phones, one tablet, three cheque books, one passbook, five debit cards, three bill vouchers, three QR codes, one payment sound box, two registers, a rent agreement, Udyam Registration documents and Shubhmatrimonial matrimonial registration forms from their possession. A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in VDA Colony in the Badi Gaibi area under the Bhelupur police station limits in Varanasi during the early hours of Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Deepanshu Rai, alias Lucky, a Varanasi resident, police said. Initial investigation indicated that Rai had an argument with his friend, Piyush Pandey, during the night over washing utensils after cooking food. The incident may have been a fallout of the dispute. Based on the evidence, police took Piyush Pandey into custody for questioning. Assistant commissioner of police, Bhelupur, Gaurav Kumar, said police received information through the 'Dial 112' service that Deepanshu Rai had suffered a stab wound under suspicious circumstances. He was immediately rushed to the BHU Trauma Centre. Doctors at the Trauma Centre examined Deepanshu Rai and declared him dead. Police detained Rai's friend, Piyush Pandey, at the scene, ACP Bhelupur Gaurav Kumar said. He added that the two men lived together in the same room and spent most of their time at Harishchandra Ghat. During interrogation, Piyush Pandey told police that they returned to their room from the ghat at around 10.30 pm, both heavily intoxicated. A dispute then broke out between them over cooking and washing dishes. Amid the argument, Piyush allegedly stabbed Deepanshu in the abdomen with a vegetable knife, police said. According to police, a case has been registered under Section 103 (murder) of the BNS in connection with the incident. Further investigation is underway. htc...