Rahuri police nab woman in Rs8L marriage fraud racket

Nashik: The Rahuri police in Ahilyanagar have arrested a 40-year-old woman allegedly involved in a marriage fraud racket. She is accused of cheating two families by collecting Rs 4 lakh from each on the false promise of arranging brides for their sons.

In both cases, the women brought in as brides allegedly fled within two to three days of the marriage, leaving the families cheated of the money paid to the accused. The fraud came to light on Monday when the suspect was spotted in Shirdi by the victims and a relative of one of the affected families.

The relative alerted the others, following which they apprehended her and handed her over to the Rahuri police. Head constable Babasaheb Shelke of the Rahuri police station said the accused was produced before a court in Rahuri and has been remanded in three day police custody.

A case was registered against seven people, including an arrested woman, under BNS Sections 318(4), for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, and 3(5), concerning a criminal act committed by several persons with common intention. Shelke said the woman had cheated two families of more than Rs 8 lakh.

“The victims initially did not lodge a complaint but searched for her. After catching her and bringing her to the police station, they filed the complaint,” he said.

The complainant, a 29-year-old resident of Kangar in Rahuri, stated that on Sept 22 he got married to a particular woman. As many as seven people from the bride’s side had taken Rs 4 lakh from his family.

After the wedding ceremony, the people concerned from the bride’s side went to their respective homes. The complainant said that they had also given the new bride a gold chain of 10 grams.

After staying in the house till Sept 24, the woman prepared dinner and mixed some sedatives in it. In the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep, she started shouting and ran out of the house.

The complainant and his family searched for the bride but failed to find her. They later contacted her through the village sarpanch.

She said she had returned to her parents’ home and would not return to her husband. The complainant’s family then realised they had been cheated.

Meanwhile, the complainant said that on the day of his wedding, the same set of agents took Rs 4 lakh from another family from their village and arranged another girl for marriage. That wedding, however, had taken place in Shrirampur taluka.

The family concerned had given a 20-gram gold chain to the new bride. However, two days after the wedding, the agents took away the girl under some pretext and never received the phone calls of the victims.“All the people involved in the fake marriage scam hail from Nanded.

The remaining people will soon be arrested,” Shelke said. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news.

Key quotes

• “The victims initially did not lodge a complaint but searched for her. After catching her and bringing her to the police station, they filed the complaint,”

• “All the people involved in the fake marriage scam hail from Nanded. The remaining people will soon be arrested,”