Chennai: Man poses as ortho surgeon from US, cheats woman
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
PublishedNov 12, 2017, 1:24 am IST
Another case of matrimonial fraud, victim files complaint.
The woman never got the visa and when she started questioning him about it, he kept on dodging her and subsequently cut off the contacts with the woman.
Chennai: A 33-year-old man was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the city police on Saturday for impersonating and cheating women of several lakhs through matrimonial sites.
In September, a divorcee with an autistic child approached the city police commissioner's office seeking action against an ortho surgeon from the US. The woman had registered her name in one of the matrimonial websites through which the accused contacted her.
“He identified himself as Dr Prashanth Prasad, an ortho surgeon living in USA. He invited me and my son to USA to take the marriage proposal forward claiming that he was occupied with work and couldn't come to India,” the woman mentioned in her complaint.
The man suggested the woman apply for a fiancée visa (K1/K2 visa) and on the pretext of helping her with the process, he usurped Rs 11.5 lakh from her, police said.
The woman never got the visa and when she started questioning him about it, he kept on dodging her and subsequently cut off the contacts with the woman.
Realising that she had been taken for a ride, the woman approached the police, after which special teams were formed to investigate the case. During the course of the investigation, police found out that the man who posed himself as an ortho surgeon is a resident of Guduvanchery near Chennai.
He had cheated several women impersonating himself as Dr Prashanth, Gowtham, George among many names, police said. His original name is R. Kumar Durai. He was produced before the Alandur judicial magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. Police advised the public to exercise caution while dealing with strangers through matrimonial websites.
Chennai: A 33-year-old man was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the city police on Saturday for impersonating and cheating women of several lakhs through matrimonial sites.
In September, a divorcee with an autistic child approached the city police commissioner's office seeking action against an ortho surgeon from the US. The woman had registered her name in one of the matrimonial websites through which the accused contacted her.
“He identified himself as Dr Prashanth Prasad, an ortho surgeon living in USA. He invited me and my son to USA to take the marriage proposal forward claiming that he was occupied with work and couldn't come to India,” the woman mentioned in her complaint.
The man suggested the woman apply for a fiancée visa (K1/K2 visa) and on the pretext of helping her with the process, he usurped Rs 11.5 lakh from her, police said.
The woman never got the visa and when she started questioning him about it, he kept on dodging her and subsequently cut off the contacts with the woman.
Realising that she had been taken for a ride, the woman approached the police, after which special teams were formed to investigate the case. During the course of the investigation, police found out that the man who posed himself as an ortho surgeon is a resident of Guduvanchery near Chennai.
He had cheated several women impersonating himself as Dr Prashanth, Gowtham, George among many names, police said. His original name is R. Kumar Durai. He was produced before the Alandur judicial magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. Police advised the public to exercise caution while dealing with strangers through matrimonial websites.
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