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A man from Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur has been arrested by the Bhopal Cybercrime Branch for masterminding a sophisticated matrimonial scam that defrauded nearly 500 people across India. The accused, a 12th-pass individual, created and operated six fake matrimonial websites, tricking unsuspecting singles into paying hefty sums in the name of marriage arrangements. The scam relied on elaborate deceit, including websites with …

Noticing that the parents of the victim have a history of matrimonial discord and they have filed multiple complaints against each other, the Delhi High Court held that age of minor victim vis-à-vis age of the accused, the family relationship between the victim and the accused and the chances of the accused threatening the victim, must be considered while deciding …

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Bengaluru: Naresh Pujari Goswami The Bengaluru railway police arrested a 45-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly cheating over 250 women whom he befriended on matrimonial sites and social media platforms, they said. The police said the accused created profiles online using young men’s photos and posed as a customs official and software engineer. He would request that the woman or …

Kerala High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Family Accused Of Cheating Woman Through Fake Matrimonial Profile

Courts Can’t Be Used As "Matrimonial Facilitators" For Pressurizing Rape Accused To Get Married To Victim Or To Obtain Bail: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that courts cannot be used as “matrimonial facilitators” for pressurizing the accused to get married to the victim or be denied bail in sexual assault cases. “The Courts of law cannot be used as a forum for the purpose of facilitating marriages and be used as marriage facilitators by first lodging an FIR alleging …

Observing that a woman's suicide in matrimonial home in itself does not make her in-laws and husband liable for harassment and abetment to commit suicide, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the acquittal of accused in a 2002 abetment to suicide case. The prosecution is obliged to prove and lead sufficient evidence capable of suggesting that the accused …

Matrimonial Site Scam: Delhi Police Nabs UK MBA Grad Accused of Robbing Woman of Valuables Worth Rs 20L

The Delhi Police has registered a case against a man for duping a woman he met on a matrimonial site and stealing valuables worth over Rs 20 Lakh. Upon receiving the complaint, DCP Airport Devesh Singh Mehla promptly formed an investigative team to probe the incident and apprehend the accused as swiftly as possible. With the aid of human intelligence …

Delhi Police arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly duping women on a matrimonial website by posing as a rich bachelor. The accused identifies as Vishal, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, who pretended to be a rich bachelor looking for a suitable bride, said police on Friday. The matter came to light after a victim, who was duped of …

The Navi Mumbai Police has arrested a 32-year-old mechanical engineer accused of sexually assaulting at least 12 women. The accused created several fake profiles on matrimonial websites to lure “highly educated women”, according to police officials. According to deputy commissioner of police Suresh Mengade, the accused would sexually assault women during these meetings. Even to book cab rides using Ola …

New Delhi: A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping several women on the pretext of marriage, police said on Saturday. Vishal alias Mohit Tokas convinced the complainant that he needs some money and after getting the amount, he will marry her, police said. During investigation, police checked all the numbers through which the accused had contacted the complainant and …