Bengaluru: Man who cheated several women on matrimonial sites arrested

Bengaluru: Police officials have arrested a conman in Bengaluru accused of cheating several women on matrimonial sites and duping them of money after promising to marry them.

The accused, identified as Jagannath S Sajjanar, is a resident of Ullal but originally hails from Vijayapura. He had come out of prison on bail barely eight months ago.

It is said that the man pretended to be a civil engineer on matrimonial websites and gained their trust to borrow large sums of money before escaping. He also kept changing names to cheat women.

Jagannath used to target women who are above 30 years of age or divorced and impress them with his communication skills. He used to take the money on the pretext of starting a new business venture but would disappear after that.

He was arrested based on a complaint filed by a nurse from Bengaluru who had been cheated of Rs 4.4 lakh by Jagannath.

Earlier, he had cheated a woman after taking 116 grams of gold ornaments in Bagalur. Also, in July last year,  Banashankari police had arrested him in a similar case for taking Rs 7 lakh from a 30-year-old accountant.

Police seized Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, 116 grams of jewelry from a finance firm, five mobile phones, and 20 SIM cards from him.

Police said that he has conned at least eight women and also blackmailed a few victims by clicking intimate photos and recording videos.