Police apprehend youth defrauding women on matrimonial site

A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defrauding women on a matrimonial website by posing as a rich bachelor, police said on Friday.
Vishal, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, pretended to be a rich bachelor looking for a suitable bride. He used expensive cars to impress the victims, they said.
The police said he allegedly convinced the victims to transfer money on the pretext of acquiring iPhones at cheaper rates for them.
Vishal is an educated professional and worked at a multinational corporation (MNC). After suffering losses in his business venture, he decided to dupe women and earn easy money, the police said.
The matter came to light after a victim, who was duped of Rs 3.05 lakh, lodged a complaint at Keshavpuram police station in northwest Delhi.
The woman, who worked at an MNC in Gurugram, and her parents had created a profile on a matrimonial website. While looking for suitable matches, she came across the profile of a man who claimed to be an HR professional with an income of Rs 50-70 lakh per annum.
Her family liked his profile and sent him a request. After exchanging phone numbers, the woman started chatting with him on WhatsApp and Instagram.
“In March 2023, he sent her pictures of expensive cars and asked her (for her) choice. He showed (pictures of) some villas and farmhouses as his properties in Gurugram in order to impress her. He also projected his well-off business of food chain in Gurugram,” the woman alleged in her complaint.