JOIN USThe Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested a 30-year-old man on charge of cheating several women of their money by promising to marry them.
The arrested has been identified as Manoj Gogoi alias Manu, a native of Chandigarh and a resident of GM Palya in New Thippasandra. Police said that Manu was arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by Mansi (name changed), a victim, at Saketh police station in New Delhi.
Manu used to upload his profile on various matrimonial websites claiming himself as an employee with Apple. He befriended women through these portals promising them that he gets 45 per cent discount on Apple products. Believing his words, the victims deposited cash in his bank account in the hope of getting Apple products at reduced rates. However, after receiving money Manu dodged the women and blocked them from his list of contacts. In some cases, he took women for a tour and had sex with them, promising marriage. Later, he would avoid the victims saying his parents did not agree for the marriage, police said.
“It was found that he was in a live-in relationship with a woman for the past five years. She works with a well-known company and the woman was pestering him to get her married. During the interrogation, we checked his mobile phone and he used to chat with 15 to 20 women at one go. He would project himself as a high-profile person and attract the victims. He even had a fake identity card of Apple company and a driving licence,” they said.
Toddler found dead
A seven-month-old baby girl was found dead in the sump of her relative's house at Srinivas Nagar near Vijayanagar on Saturday evening.
According to police, Chandana was the daughter of Sai Lakshmi and Vijay Kumar. The toddler had gone to their relative's house, who are neighbours. The parents, joined by relatives, searched for the baby in the area for she went missing.
After a while, they noticed the water sump open and found the baby dead there. They informed the police who rushed to the spot and sent the body for postmortem. The police added that it is yet to be ascertained how the baby fell into the sump. They added that it seems to be a suspicious death and nothing could be confirmed as of now. Her parents are in a state of shock and would be questioned later to gather more information about the incident, they said.
Student drowns
An 18-year-old II PU student drowned in the Singena Agrahara lake, where he was swimming with his classmates in Hebbagodi police limits on Saturday afternoon.
According to police, the deceased has been identified as Pradip, a student in a private college in Chandapura. He was residing along with his parents, who are labourers in Singena Agrahara. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, when Pradip went to the lake to swim along with five of his classmates. His friends, who noticed him struggling to stay afloat, ran to the bank and started shouting for help. The passersby rushed to rescue him but he had already drowned by that time, said the police.