Man went to meet girlfriend, wore 'burqa' to hide from neighbours, held

Shahjahanpur: Police here on Thursday arrested a man in his mid-twenties for allegedly causing a chaos in a residential colony by disguising himself in a burqa. He went there to meet his girlfriend, police said. The accused identified as Saif Ali, native of Mehmadpur village was caught after locals exposed him and shot a video of him that took rounds on social media later. As per the cops, Ali had got a job away from his home and before moving out, he wanted to meet his girlfriend in same village under Sidhauli Police Station area. Since he was known in the area, he wore a ‘burqa’ to hide his identity and went to meet his girlfriend on Tuesday, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai said on Thursday. His appearance behind the burqa stoked suspicions of the locals, who asked Ali to remove it, and when they found a man underneath, they informed the police. Bajpai said an FIR was lodged against Ali under sections of breach of peace following his arrest. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.