Maharashtra Woman Marries, Dupes Three Men In Three Months: Report

Vijaya Amrute, a 27-year-old woman from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, was recently arrested for duping several men on the pretext of marriage. Amrute allegedly married three men in three months and ran away with their valuables. As per reports, she joined a racket engaged in these activities after she and her husband lost their respective jobs in the coronavirus-induced lockdown period.

What You Should Know: 

• Vijaya Amrute, a 27-year-old woman from Aurangabad, Maharashtra was recently arrested for duping three men on the pretext of marriage in the last three months.
• She allegedly committed these crimes after she and her husband lost their respective jobs in the coronavirus-induced lockdown period.
• India has witnessed several cases of female tricksters duping others in the recent past.

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Maharashtra Woman Marries, Dupes Three Men In Three Months

A resident of Mukundwadi area, Amrute and her husband faced severe financial problems after losing their jobs in the lockdown as reported by India Today. Consequently, she joined a racket spearheaded by a couple that fooled and looted unsuspecting bachelors. Once the female racket members’ marriages were finalised with the men, the racketeer couple would extort Rs two-five lakh from the latter, which also included their fee and wedding expenses. The ‘new’ bride was directed to run away with jewellery and other valuables after the wedding ceremony.

As per a Times of India report, Amrute first married a man named Yogesh Shirsath in Maharashtra’s Nashik district and fled with his valuables after staying with him for a fortnight. Thereafter, she reportedly married Sandeep Darade, a resident of Karjat in Raigad. Her third victim was a man from western Maharashtra. Eventually, Shirsath exposed the racket after he failed to find his 'wife' and realised that she had already married another man and disappeared with his valuables. Police officials registered a complaint regarding the same and arrested the accused on Saturday, October 31.

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Other Similar Incidents

A Chandigarh-based woman was recently arrested for duping and extracting Rs six lakh from her 28-year-old groom-to-be from Pilibhit. The girl’s mother and two brothers were also arrested for helping her commit the crime.

Last month, a Ludhiana-based woman, along with her parents, duped her husband of Rs 38 lakh. The woman allegedly married the man with the agenda of usurping his money. In August, a woman from Uttar Pradesh duped approximately 40 priests by using fake currency to pay them for an 11-day long puja. The woman was arrested after the priests lodged a complaint against her.

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Tarini Gandhiok is an intern with SheThePeople.TV