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A man allegedly spent years conning vulnerable and divorced women across multiple states by posing as an ideal groom on matrimonial platforms and newspapers. Police said the accused used fake identities like Ajay Agarwal and Jaiprakash Gupta to win the trust of families, marry the victims, and defraud them of crores of rupees. Authorities stated that the scheme targeted more than 25 women.

State

Multiple States

First reported

June 2026

Agency involved

Nayanagar Police and Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar Police

Arrests

The main accused was arrested on May 24

Co-accused

The accused's son

Status

Judicial custody

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

The case surfaced after a 75-year-old woman filed a police complaint in March 2022. According to investigators, the accused married the complainant's daughter in 2019, convinced the family to sell their flat, and took Rs 82 lakh in cash. Police alleged he later abandoned the victim at a Delhi railway station after stealing her jewellery, bringing the total loss to around Rs 97 lakh.

Following a years-long search, police tracked the accused down to Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and arrested him on May 24. Investigators seized a luxury car worth Rs 20 lakh, mobile phones, an ATM card, and a fake Aadhaar card. His son was also named as a co-accused for allegedly helping run the operation, and police discovered a separate cheating case linked to him in Amravati.

Not yet reported: The articles do not mention the exact year of the arrest or the specific sections of law under which the accused was charged.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

The accused is currently in judicial custody while police continue their investigation and appeal for other potential victims to come forward.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

More than 25 women across multiple states, particularly those who were divorced, disabled, mentally challenged, or otherwise vulnerable.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

March 2019The accused allegedly married the 45-year-old daughter of the initial complainant.

March 2022A 75-year-old woman approached the Nayanagar police to file a complaint.

May 24 (Year not specified)Police arrested the accused in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Scoured matrimonial websites and newspaper advertisements for vulnerable, divorced, disabled, or mentally challenged women.
Approached prospective families using fake names such as Ajay Agarwal, Ajay Santosh Singh, or Jaiprakash Rameshchand Gupta.
Won the trust of the victims and their families by posing as a caring and supportive prospective partner.
Convinced victims or their families to hand over large sums of cash, sometimes under the guise of buying new property after selling existing assets.
Stole valuables and abandoned the victims during trips before cutting off communication and disappearing.

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Sources and further reading

Optional. The full story is above; these are the original reports it was prepared from.

economictimes.indiatimes.comOriginal report The Economic TimesOpens via Google News

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