Woman cheated of Rs 3.80 lakh by matrimonial website


Palghar, A 33-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 3.80 lakh by a man whom she met on a matrimonial web portal, police said here on Thursday.The profile of the accused at the portal mentions him as Bavin Deve Gouda, a resident of the United Kingdom.After wooing the woman on social media, the accused told her that soon he will come to meet her and he has also couriered a gift Rs 38,000. Later, he told the victim that a probe agency has found 50,000 pounds in the gift pack and levied a fine of Rs 97,000. In similar ways, he deceived the woman and took another Rs 2.45 lakh between July and August.The woman sensed his falsehood and realized that she has been cheated as the accused was unreachable when contacted, police told, adding that she filed a complaint on August 18.Offenses into the case have been booked under the IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust), stated police spokesman Sachin Navadkar.

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