Delhi: Married casanova, who extorted and sexually exploited 30 women, arrested

Manish Gupta, a resident of Rohini, used to pose as a divorcee and successful businessman on different matrimonial websites and after extorting money, he would disappear and never respond to the women again.

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In Short

  • Accused Manish Gupta is a married man having two daughters.
  • Manish had registered his profile at Bharatmatrimony, JeevanSathi & Simplymarry.
  • Manish was arrested in Ashok Vihar area of New Delhi.

With the arrest of one Manish Gupta, a resident of Rohini, the Delhi Police brought a huge sigh relief for many innocent divorcee females and widows in the Capital who fell in the trap of the accused. Manish used to pose as a divorcee on different matrimonial websites to lure his prey.

After extorting money, the accused used to disappear and never responded to their calls again.

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MODUS OPERANDI

The incident came to light on October 9 when a divorcee registered a complaint against Manish Gupta at Ashok Vihar police station. The lady mentioned that during the search for a suitable match, she was contacted by Manish who posed himself as a divorcee and a very successful businessman. Manish mailed her a very attractive bio-data in which he claimed that he obtained an MBA degree from a reputed institute and graduated from a reputed college of Delhi University. He also mentioned that he was into the business of iron manufacturing with an annual income of Rs 1 crore (approx).

The accused met the victim several times and started chatting with her on her WhatsApp account on a regular basis and gained her confidence after showing his keen interest in her. He also painted rosy pictures in her mind regarding their future life to attract her.

NASTY SURPRISE

When the lady made thorough inquiries about Manish, she came to know that he is not only a divorcee but also a father of two daughters.

During the course of investigation, statements of bank account of the complainant as well as of accused Manish Gupta were obtained and analysed. It was revealed that he had cheated other victims also with the similar modus operandi. It was also found that he got his profile registered as a divorcee at three different matrimonial sites like Bharatmatrimony.com, JeevanSathi.com and Simplymarry.com.

SERIAL CHEATER

When the investigating officials obtained details of Manish's bank account from Axis Bank to trace his address, it was found that he had sold out his property few years ago.

The accused was also not residing at the address mentioned in his bio-data. After several efforts, his mother and brother were traced and contacted but they informed that Manish had been living separately for the last 10 years and they had disowned him due to his unwarranted and cheating activities.

On October 16, acting on a specific information, accused Manish Gupta was arrested in Ashok Vihar area. The data of his mobile phone was checked and officials found that Manish's phone contained details of over 30 such women who were on his radar.

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