In a major breakthrough, the Rabale Police have successfully recovered ₹14.70 lakh for a 30-year-old woman from Airoli who was allegedly duped of ₹20 lakh by a fraudster posing as a scientist from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a matrimonial website. The accused, a resident of Uran, developed contact with the woman under the pretext of marriage.

Deception Through Matrimonial Website

According to the police, the incident took place between June 5 and August 19 this year. The accused came in contact with the complainant through a matrimonial platform, where he falsely claimed to be an ISRO scientist and expressed his intention to marry her. Over several meetings, he gained her trust, visited her residence in Airoli, and convinced her that he needed funds urgently to purch

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