'Serial bride' marries 9 times, dupes grooms, vanishes with cash and gold

Police in Beed are investigating a complaint that a woman married multiple men through agents before fleeing with cash and jewellery. The case has raised concerns about an alleged racket targeting unmarried men in rural parts of the district.

In Short

• Woman allegedly married multiple men, fled with cash and jewellery
• Victim Yogesh Shinde cheated of lakhs, seeks police action
• Racket targeted rural bachelors through agents promising marriages

A suspected “looter bride” racket allegedly targeting unmarried men through fake marriages has come to light in Maharashtra’s Beed district, with police investigating claims that a woman married multiple men before fleeing with cash and jewellery. The latest case surfaced from a village, where a local man alleged that he was cheated of lakhs of rupees after being lured into a fraudulent marriage arranged by agents.

According to the complaint, Yogesh Shinde was introduced to the woman through intermediaries who promised to arrange his marriage. The agents allegedly collected large sums of money from him during the process. The marriage was solemnised, but within days, the bride and the agents reportedly disappeared.

During subsequent enquiries, Yogesh allegedly discovered that the woman had previously married eight other men in a similar fashion and had allegedly fled each time after taking money and valuables.

VICTIM SEEKS POLICE ACTION

Deeply distressed by the incident, Yogesh approached the district police seeking action against the alleged gang. In his complaint to the Beed Superintendent of Police, he said, “I have been cheated of lakhs of rupees and the situation has pushed me towards suicidal thoughts. I want justice.”

He further alleged that he had no knowledge of the woman’s previous marriages and was kept completely in the dark before the wedding.

A complaint has now been registered at Chaklamba police station, and an investigation is underway.

GANG TARGETED RURAL BACHELORS: COMPLAINT

According to the complaint, the alleged racket specifically targeted unmarried men in rural parts of Beed district, where families often struggle to find brides.

Police suspect the gang used agents to identify vulnerable men and allegedly extracted huge sums on the pretext of arranging marriages. In several cases, the bride would allegedly vanish a few days after the wedding with jewellery, cash and other valuables.

The incident has triggered concern across the district, with police now trying to trace other members of the alleged network and determine whether more victims were similarly duped.

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