A shocking case of matrimonial fraud has come to light in Bengaluru, where a software engineer from Whitefield has accused herself of being cheated of more than ₹ 1.53 crore on the pretext of marriage. According to the victim, in March 2024, she met Vijay Raj Gowda alias Vijeth B. on a matrimonial website. Happened to the person who told. The accused claimed to be the owner of VRG Enterprises, a fleet of lorries, stone crushers and properties in Rajajinagar and Sadashivnagar. To win trust, he shared documents related to the 2019 Enforcement Directorate (ED) case and reportedly disclosed a net worth of ₹715 crore.
After the relationship progressed and there was talk of marriage, the accused started demanding money. Starting from a small amount of Rs 15,000 in April 2024, this demand kept increasing continuously in the name of so-called joint business investment. The victim alleges that she was forced to take loan and raise money from friends and relatives.
Money transferred through multiple bank accounts
According to the complaint, a total of Rs 1 crore 75 lakh 66 thousand 890 was transferred to the accused through 5 accounts of HDFC, Canara Bank, ICICI and Bank of Baroda. This includes Rs 89 lakh from friends and colleagues, Rs 28 lakh from parents (including mother’s retirement savings) and Rs 10 lakh by mortgaging jewellery. To maintain trust, about Rs 22.5 lakh were returned, but Rs 1 crore 53 lakh 15 thousand 090 are still outstanding. It is alleged that the accused’s father Bore Gowda UJ, who described himself as a retired tehsildar. He gave company checks as guarantee, which further strengthened the fraud.
FIR against the family of the accused
The matter came to light when the victim reached the accused’s house to demand the money back. There she came to know that Vijeth was already married and had a child. The most shocking thing was that the woman whom he was calling his sister, turned out to be his wife Soumya, whom he had married three years ago. The victim alleges that the entire family together kept presenting false identity and false claims. It has also been said in the complaint that when the truth came out the accused threatened to kill. Police have registered an FIR against Vijeth B., his father Bore Gowda and wife Soumya. The transaction trail and authenticity of the alleged court documents are being investigated. The investigation of the matter is ongoing.
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