A wanted criminal who allegedly impersonated widows as wealthy businessmen through a matrimonial website, married them and then absconded with their money, jewelery and household goods, the Delhi Police Crime Branch said on Friday.
Mukeem Khan, originally from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, duped many women in this way and has six cases of cheating and theft registered against him, including four in UP, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjay Kumar Sain said on Friday.
Khan was initially arrested in September in a case registered at Preet Vihar police station. However, the police said that he escaped on August 4 after being taken to his own residence for search. He was arrested on Wednesday.
A Crime Branch team led by Inspector Manmeet Malik, under the close supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramesh Lamba, traced Khan to Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, before confirming that he was traveling to Jammu on the Jhelum Express. Khan was arrested from Dholpur railway station on December 4 after continuous surveillance, police said.
“During interrogation, Khan revealed that he used to target widows through a matrimonial website on the pretext of marriage. He would pick high-ranking working women by portraying himself as a successful businessman. After fake marriages, he would abscond with cash and other household items,” said DCP Sain.