Marriage fraudster in Kerala arrested for rape after fourth wife uncovers deception through Facebook friend
The Hindu
Marriage fraudster in Kerala caught by police after rape complaint from fourth wife, exposed by second wife on Facebook.
A man who had previously deceived three women through marriage fraud in Kerala has now been caught by the police following a complaint of rape from his fourth wife who received information about him from his second wife who happened to be her Facebook friend.
The fraudster was trapped after the woman from Alappuzha, whom he met on Facebook and later married, filed the complaint.
The police said on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) that the accused Deepu Philip (36), a native of Vellarikundu in Kasaragod district, and a resident of Pramadam in Pathanamthitta district, was arrested after an extensive investigation by the Konni police.
The investigation revealed that he had sexually assaulted the woman between March 1, 2022, and February 7, 2025, they said.
Deepu's fraudulent activities began a decade ago when he married a woman from Vellarikundu, Kasaragod. After acquiring her gold jewellery and money, he abandoned her along with their two children.
Later, he fled to Tamil Nadu with another woman from Kasaragod and lived with her for some time before disappearing. He then moved to Ernakulam, where he got close to another woman and lived with her for a while.
Eventually, he met the woman from Alappuzha through Facebook, built a relationship with her, and later married her in Arthunkal.
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