61-year-old Canadian woman stranded in Rajasthan after man refuses to marry her

Jaipur: A 61-year-old Canadian woman who travelled to Rajasthan to marry a man she had befriended on a dating app was left stranded after he allegedly refused to marry her, saying he found her too old when they met, police said.

The incident took place in Neemrana in Behror district.

The police intervened in the matter at the request of the Canadian Embassy after the woman approached it for assistance.

Neemrana SHO Surendra Yadav said that on Friday, the police visited BB Builders Society and took the woman and the man to the police station for questioning.

According to the police, the man, identified as Nitin, is a 31-year-old resident of Panipat in Haryana.

Nitin had met the Canadian woman through a dating app and had been in touch with her for around a year, Yadav said. As their relationship developed, they decided to get married.

The woman arrived in Delhi on November 11 on a tourist visa.

Nitin received her at the airport and took her to a flat belonging to his maternal uncle and aunt in Neemrana, where she stayed with him for two days.

However, when she raised the subject of marriage, Nitin backed out, citing her age, Yadav said.

The woman is currently staying at a care centre in Kotputli, and efforts are being made to facilitate her return to Canada.

Nitin, who works as a teacher at a private school in Panipat, remains under questioning.