Delhi Police South District held two for alleged duping through matrimonial website

New Delhi, May 22

The Delhi Police South District held two for allegedly duping women on fake marriage proposals and alliances through matrimonial website.

The accused were identified as Mohd. Safeeq and Mohd. Saif from Tughlakabad.

The police said, a woman lodged a complaint Haus Khas in police station alleging therein that she had met a person on Bharat matrimony site and exchanged numbers. The accused after winning the confidence of the victim, induced her to marry him. After some time the accused stated about his arrival from London to India and due to excess cash he was carrying over the permissible limit, he stated that he was stopped at the airport and asked the victim to deposit Rs.5,45,000/- in two bank accounts provided by him.  

The victim deposited the amount in two bank accounts. Thereafter, the accused again asked her to deposit Rs.9.5 lakhs in the bank account. Subsequently, the woman complainant sensed that she had been cheated; therefore, she lodged a complaint. 

 The cybercrime cell of South District started an investigation. 

During the course of the investigation, the team started working relentlessly on various angles, as the accused persons were using VOIP calls, the team members with the help of technical surveillance analyzed their calls. Other relevant details of bank transactions were analyzed at length and logically verified. The detail of bank account in which the money was deposited was concisely analyzed. 

The police stated that on inquiry, Rs.4,65,300/- was found to be deposited in an IDFC Bank Account in Okhla Industry Area Branch in the name of one Mohd. Shaifq of Tughlakabad. The police teams  rushed there but it was that accused had left the address a long time ago.  The police used technical surveillance to identify the culprit. After a long chase, Mohd. Shafeeq was apprehended followed by his co-accused Mohd. Saif from Tughlakabad. 

The police seized case of Rs.32400/-, seven ATM cards of various banks, two mobile phones, passbook of various banks and documents were recovered.  

The officials added that Mohd. Shafiq disclosed that he along with his friend Mohd. Saif had opened seven accounts in different banks and sell the same to one Rahul for Rs 20000/- each account.  

Mohd. Shafeeq further disclosed that he changed the address in his aadhar cards and took new Aadhar cards on false addresses with the help of Mohd. Saif to evade the arrest. Mohd. Saif used to withdraw the money from different ATMs as per the direction of Rahul on 15% commission basis.  

The police are further investigating the case.