UP: Woman Who Conned 6 Men Into Marriage, Stole Their Cash, Jewellery Arrested In 7th Attempt

After a simple wedding in court, the woman would go to the groom's home where she would steal jewellery and money and flee. Three other people who were part of the gang were also arrested.

A woman and her gang were arrested for conning six men into marriage and stealing their money and jewels in UP's Banda.

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The Uttar Pradesh police busted a gang that ran a racket of duping single men into marriage to steal their money and jewellery from their homes. Two women and as many men have been arrested in connection with the case.

Of the two women, Poonam would pose as the bride, while the other named Sanjana Gupta posed as her mother. The two men, identified as Vimalesh Verma and Dharmendra Prajapati, would identify single men and introduce them to Poonam. They also allegedly asked the targets to pay them money for the match-making, NDTV reported.

Following a simple wedding in court, Poonam would go to the groom's home where she would steal jewellery and money and flee.

According to the police, the gang got away with six such heists before they targeted the complainant, Shankar Upadhyay, who was the seventh target of the gang.

The complainant was single and had been looking for a match when Vimalesh approached him, saying that he would get him married but said he would have to spend about Rs 1.5 lakh for it. Upadhyay agreed to this condition, the report said.

On Saturday, Upadhyay was called by Vimalesh to the court where he introduced him to Poonam. They then demanded Rs 1.5 lakh from him. Smelling something was suspicious, Upadhyay asked for the Aadhaar cards of Poonam and Sanjana, who posed as her mother.

"I suspected from their gestures that they were trying to con me. When I refused to marry, they threatened to get me killed and frame me in false cases. I said I needed time to think and left," Upadhyay said in his complaint.

Additional Police Superintendent for Banda Shiv Raj stated that they had received a complaint saying that a gang was conning people in the name of marriage. He then alerted the police teams and arrested the four accused. Further investigation is underway.

"We immediately alerted our teams and arrested four people, including two women. These people would dupe single men into marriage and then steal ornaments and cash. We have arrested them and further proceedings are on," NDTV quoted Shiv Raj as saying.