New Delhi, A 35-year-old Haryana-based safety guard was arrested for allegedly duping a number of ladies on matrimonial websites by impersonating a high-earning skilled, police stated on Monday.
Delhi: Safety guard nabbed for duping ladies on matrimony websites posing as wealthy man
The person was recognized as Manoj Gahlyan, who was arrested Saturday from northeast Delhi’s Usmanpur space.
Police stated the matter was taken up for investigation on November 23 on a grievance of a lady filed on the Cyber Police Station of the west district.
“She reported that she had been conned by a man she met on the matrimonial platform. The accused gained her trust before fraudulently obtaining her bank account and credit card details to make unauthorised transactions,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Vichitra Veer stated.
Investigation revealed that the person had been concentrating on unsuspecting ladies for years.
Many victims shunned reporting the fraud as a result of worry, disgrace, or to guard their dignity, the officer stated.
A particular crew shaped to analyze the matter traced the transactions to Gahlyan’s financial institution accounts, however did not find him as a result of incorrect addresses.
“On December 15, a raid was conducted in the Usmanpur area of northeast Delhi, leading to the arrest of Gahlyan. He is a resident of Panipat,” the DCP stated.
Police recovered 5 debit playing cards and a cell phone from his possession throughout the raid.
Throughout interrogation, Gahlyan revealed that he earlier labored as a safety guard and began defrauding ladies on matrimonial web sites in 2017.
He used pretend profiles and posed as a high-ranking supervisor working in reputed organisations with an annual earnings of ₹15-20 lakh, police stated.
“He used his salary package to lure women seeking financially stable partners. Once he gained their trust, he manipulated them into sharing their banking details or handing over their cards,” the officer stated.
Gahlyan might have conned a whole lot of ladies throughout states, he stated, including the complete extent of the cash he swindled the ladies for remains to be a matter of investigation.