Mumbai (Maharashtra):The Maharashtra police arrested a woman from Hingoli, accused of escaping by looting precious valuables and cash of men, intending to marry her.
According to the police, a 21-year-old girl named would first marry victim grooms and then rob them of their valuables like jewellery and cash. She has duped at least 13 men till now.
Her con gang included her uncle-aunt and her brother, who would make all the wedding arrangements and search for new targets as well as coordinate throughout the course of the plan.
The gang was exposed after a victim Bhushan Saidane of Maharashtra's Nandurbar complained to the police.
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According to Bhushan, the girl married him on the 6th of May and later on the 16th of May, she escaped from their house. After searching her for so many days, they finally contacted her brother, who denied information about her. Later, the groom filed a missing complaint on the bride and her family.
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She got arrested, when she was about to con another young man in Kapleshwar temple of Marwar village, but as soon as she got a glimpse of the police investigation, she along with her uncle-aunt absconded to her native place.
The police team arrested the prime accused bride, her aunt Pooja Savale, Uncle Yogesh Sathe and two others of the gang.
Meanwhile, the police are in search of the middleman and further investigation into the matter is underway.
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