Overview

• Sameera Fatima was arrested on July 29 at Dolly Ki Tapri in Nagpur during a covert operation organized by her latest husband and local police.
• Authorities allege she married eight affluent men over 15 years under nikah contracts after luring them online with fabricated personal histories.
• Investigators say she extorted large sums—including ₹50 lakh and ₹15 lakh—from victims, among them senior Reserve Bank of India officials.
• Police believe Fatima collaborated with a broader criminal gang to coordinate the serial marriages and subsequent blackmail schemes.
• She remains in custody as Nagpur Police continue to investigate the full scope of her network and identify possible accomplices.