In Brief

Man held for ‘hiding’ baldness from wife
A Dubai resident,Abdul Miya Sayyed (27),was arrested on Friday after his newly-wed wife accused him of cheating by concealing his baldness before their marriage. The Agripada police arrested Abdul and his father Akhtar Sayyed (53),a Jogeshwari resident,on the charges of cheating. “The couple married on December 3. When they went on honeymoon,the bride saw her husband removing his wig and an iron brace from his teeth. She was shocked and felt cheated,” said senior inspector Pravin Gosavi.

‘Serial kisser’ lands in police net
The Oshiwara police have booked a 30-year-old ‘serial kisser’,a resident of Behrambaug area. Local people had handed over Irfan Abdul Rehman Mansoori,who allegedly accosted an 11-year-old schoolgirl and kissed her forcibly,to the police. The police said Mansoori was notorious for similar acts. Deputy commissioner of police K M M Prasanna said the incident happened on Friday afternoon. “The victim was on her way to a coaching class.”