Man arrested by Delhi Police for duping 50 women on pretext of marriage 

Matrimonial website conman dupes over 50 women by posing as high-ranking officials, extracting money, gadgets, and jewelry.

When Mukeem Ayyub Khan was casually browsing through a matrimonial website in 2020, he had no idea that his life and the lives of 50 women were about to change for the worse.

“He was already married by then and had three children. He was casually browsing the portal and had no intention of cheating on his wife. But then he met his first victim,” said a senior police officer.

He began chatting with a divorced woman who had a five-year-old daughter. He expressed interest in marrying her but claimed to be suffering from financial hardship.

The officer added, “The woman offered financial help, and it occurred to Mr. Khan — what if he posed as a high-ranking government official, a businessman or an Army officer on matrimonial portals and duped rich women, particularly the divorced who were looking to restart their lives?”

He began creating fake identities and allegedly conned over 50 women, four of whom he married, in several cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai, Meerut, Vadodara, Delhi, Lucknow, and Pratapgarh, extracting from his victims money, expensive gadgets, flight tickets, vehicles, and jewellery. One of his victims is a judicial officer.

The 36-year-old high-flying “conman” was finally netted by the Delhi police from outside Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station on September 2 based on a victim’s complaint. Following his arrest, Khan was booked under BNS Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating).

“During interrogation, he disclosed that he used to target rich Muslim women by posing as a senior government official or as an Army officer or as a businessman. After fixing the target, he used to share his mobile number with them and engage them in conversations,” said DCP (Crime Branch) Sanjay Kumar Sain.