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Mumbai: The Nallasopara police in Palghar district have arrested a 43-year-old 'groom' who married 20 women over the years, duping them by stealing money and valuables from them. Firoz Niyaz Shaikh was arrested from Kalyan based on a complaint by a woman living in Nallasopara, MBVV police said.
Giving more information in this regard, Senior Police Inspector Vijay Singh Bhagal said that according to the complainant, she met and befriended the accused through a matrimonial site, after which both of them got married. According to the woman's complaint, Sheikh grabbed cash worth lakhs and a laptop from the woman. Accused Sheikh took Rs 6.5 lakh in cash from the woman in October and November 2023 and then stole her laptop.
Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case against the accused and upon further investigation, the police got shocking information. While investigating the case, the police found that Sheikh used to target divorced and widowed women from matrimonial sites and thus get multiple marriages done and extort cash and valuables from them. The police seized a laptop, mobile phone, debit and credit cards, cheque book and some jewellery from the accused Sheikh.
Giving more details in this regard, Bhagal said that since 2015, Sheikh had deceived and married 20 women from various cities of the country, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Gujarat.