Man held for duping over 50 women on pretext of marriage

A 38-year-old who allegedly duped over 50 women on the pretext of marriage by posing as a senior government official, has been arrested, officials on Thursday said.

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The accused, identified as Mukeem Ayyub (38), was arrested from the Nizamuddin railway station, they said, adding the accused is a permanent resident of Gujarat's Vadodra.

"The accused had duped over 50 women on the pretext of marriage through matrimonial websites posing as a senior government official. He has been involved in such cases across the states and was being searched by the police from different states," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Sanjay Kumar Sain.