Hyderabad Mother & Son Arrested For Cheating NRI Groom In Matrimonial Fraud

One must be very cautious while dealing with matrimonial proposals on websites, especially if you are a man and an NRI (Non Resident Indian).

The Jubilee Hills police in Hyderabad arrested a 44-year-old woman and her son for matrimonial fraud on Thursday. They allegedly cheated an NRI in the US, after collecting Rs 65 lakh (INR 6.5m) from him in return for a suitable match for him. Another person accused in the case is still at large.

The arrested persons have been identified as Malavika Devati, 44, from Rangareddy district, and her son Venkateswara Pranav Lalith Gopal Devati, 22, a student. The other accused, Devati Srinivas, is currently absconding.

According to the police, the prime accused Malavika Devati, was previously involved in cheating cases under Nallakunta and Maredpally police limits. Posing as a woman named Geethanjali, Malavika told the NRI she was willing to marry him. After he consented for marriage, she collected the said amount from him.

This is not the first time Malavika has committed a fraud. Earlier too, she had targeted NRIs looking for matches online. She would pose as a potential bride in matrimonial sites and cheat them. After collecting money from them, she would switch off her phone.

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In January 2018, similar case of a woman cheating six men was reported. In the guise of marriage, the woman had duped several men across Tamil Nadu to the tune of several crore of rupees. Acting on a complaint from a Salem man, the woman and her family were arrested by the cyber crime branch police.

Though Sruthi alias Mythili Venkatesh’s list of victims, who were floored by her stylish looks, is a long one, the latest on the list was Balamurugan (29) an engineer from Edappadi in Salem district. He had lost Rs 41 lakh (INR 4.1m) to the woman.

According to police, Balamurugan was working in Germany and had registered in a matrimonial site, through which he got introduced to Sruthi from Coimbatore. She gradually developed a relationship with Balamurugan through frequent phone talk and social media chat. The police said,

After winning his confidence, the woman took Rs 5 lakh stating that she needed the amount for treatment of her mother, who was diagnosed with brain tumour. Citing various reasons, she has been taking money from him frequently.

While it is impossible for anyone to find out the real character or nature of a woman/man while hunting for a match, one must be extremely cautious and refrain from getting into financial transactions before or even after marriage.

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In case brides get duped in such cases, they do have legal recourse. If a man gets trapped, the wife/woman who had laid the trap is armed with several laws to ensure man pays up huge alimony before she sets him free.

Read One Such Story Of NRI Husband – Marriage lasted less than a month and now he is unable to leave India since his wife has falsely charged him with Section 498A of the IPC.

http://voiceformenindia.com/his-story/nri-husbands-trapped-in-false-cases/

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