JOIN USA 35 year-old woman was arrested in Rajasthan for duping at least a dozen men whom she married before disappearing with gold and other valuables, police said on Monday. Three men who helped her have also been arrested.
Savitri Devi, a resident of Maharashtra’s Akola and her accomplices, Lakhveer Singh, Shivram and Biraji Lal, belonging to Madhya Pradesh were arrested on Monday in Bundi, 200 km from Jaipur.
“Complainant Bihari Lal Meghawal had registered a first information report with police that she married him a week ago and was trying to run away with cash when he caught her,” said a police officer.
He added that Savitri’s three accomplices had played the role of mediators when the marriage was arranged.
“After lodging the FIR, we came to know that a racket of duping bachelor men was active in the area,” the officer said.
It came up during preliminary investigation that Meghawal had paid the three men Rs 50,000 for the marriage.
“The woman has duped at least a dozen men in various parts of the country by marrying them and then disappearing with cash and other valuables soon after,” said the officer.
Police have seized some jewellery from them. Others involved in the racket have also been identified and the hunt is on to nab them.