Man arrested for duping woman of over Rs 2 lakh through matrimonial site

A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cheating a woman on pretext of providing discount on Apple products through a matrimonial website, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Prateek Shrivastava, is a resident of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, they said.

In a complaint lodged at Defence Colony police station, the woman said that on the matrimonial site, Shrivastava introduced himself as an employee of Apple company.

To take her into confidence, he also sent his appointment letter to the complainant, a senior police officer said.

He told her that he could get a 40 per cent discount on Apple products.

On the assurance, the complainant paid Rs 62,800, Rs 63,000 and Rs 86,000 to Shrivastava for two laptops and iPhone-12.