Conman Dupes Multiple Women Under False Marriage Promises in Bhubaneswar

A 34-year-old man named Satyajit Samal was arrested in Bhubaneswar for marrying five women without divorcing any and swindling them out of lakhs of rupees. He posed as a police officer and used matrimonial sites to target young widows and divorcees. The police uncovered his deceitful actions after complaints from two of his wives.

A 34-year-old man arrested in Bhubaneswar stands accused of marrying five women without divorcing any of them, duping them out of lakhs of rupees while posing as a police officer, an official revealed on Saturday.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the suspect, Satyajit Samal, had been interacting with 49 other women on a matrimonial site under marriage proposals.

The police were alerted by complaints from two of the man's wives and set up a sting operation using a female officer. Samal was arrested when he came to meet her, confirmed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police, Sanjeeb Panda, at a press conference.