Maharashtra: ‘Lootera dulha’ ran profiles on multiple matrimonial sites

The lsquolootera dulharsquo Mohit Chaddha who has been booked along with his two accomplices by Lonavla city police created multiple profiles with the same credentials on different matrimonial sites to deceive women Chaddha and his accomplices Harjeet Singh and Satish Rao trapped a Ludhianabased family drugged them and looted them in Lonavla earlier this weekOfficers privy to the investigation suspect that the Ludhianabased family may not be the only victims of Chaddha and his gang ldquoThey must have cheated others too because we have found his profiles on different matrimonial sitesrdquo said an officerThe nine members of the Ludhianabased family were offered spiked milkshakes which they consumed rendering them unconscious for more than 18 hours Chaddha and his accomplices escaped with their belongings including iPhones and cash totalling Rs 12 lakhInvestigators are also reviewing multiple CCTV footage from the area where the Ludhianabased family stayed in a rented villa in Lonavla After drugging the nine family members Chaddha and his accomplices fled in an autorickshaw The police are examining CCTV footage along the route taken by Chaddharsquos accomplicesldquoWe are checking if anyone else is involved in this case We are investigating where the fraudsters bought the milkshakes from and how the drinks were spiked Additionally we will question the autorickshaw driver to determine if he is also part of this organised crimerdquo another officer addedDriving license of Harjeet SinghldquoThe mobile phones of Harjeet Singh and two young women from the victimrsquos family were switched off in the PimpriChinchwad area of Punerdquo said another officer involved in the investigation who requested anonymity Chaddha and his accomplices have been regularly switching on and off the stolen cell phonesAfter being left stranded in an unfamiliar place the Ludhianabased family returned to their hometown ldquoWe had flown to Mumbai but returned to Ludhiana by train in a general compartment as we had no money left We were emotionally and financially drained within a few dayshellip this was a horrible experience for all of usrdquo said the victimLonavla city police incharge Suhas Jagtap told midday that the cups containing the spiked milkshakes have been collected from the villa and sent for forensic analysis to determine what kind of drug was used ldquoThe forensic report is awaitedrdquo Jagtap addedDriving license of Satish RaoThe 41yearold woman had met Chaddha on a matrimonial site last month and quickly decided to meet him in Mumbai without verifying his credentials The woman whose two children live with her after she divorced her husband had flown to Mumbai with her family members and friends to arrange her marriage with Chaddha However the Ludhianabased family was looted by the fraudsters who stayed with them for a few days at the villa in Lonavla enjoying water park rides strolls and drinks togetherChaddha uses an international number to talk with his victims pretending to be settled abroad ldquoHe would only make WhatsApp audio and video calls instead of texting on the messaging app His uncle Singh has an Indian number which I have given to the policerdquo said the victim The call data records CDRs of Chaddharsquos uncle Singh are being retrieved by investigators ldquoThe CDR will be crucial in this caserdquo another officer said