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62-Year-Old Suspect Sought for Defrauding 73-Year-Old Woman of ₹57 Lakh

Police say he posed as a suitor through a newspaper matrimonial ad to persuade her to fund a fictitious Pune home purchase.

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Overview

  • The woman transferred ₹35 lakh last month after responding to his matrimonial advertisement for a supposed Pune property.
  • He bolstered her trust with forged receipts and fake property documents before allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth ₹20 lakh.
  • Investigators say the suspect also used her debit card to withdraw an additional ₹2.4 lakh from her account.
  • Vishnu Nagar police registered an FIR on Monday under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including criminal breach of trust, cheating, theft and forgery.
  • The accused disappeared after the transactions and remains untraceable as officers intensify efforts to locate and apprehend him.