Married man arrested for duping Bengaluru techie of ₹1.53 crore in matrimonial fraud
Bengaluru: Kengeri Police have arrested a 32-year-old married civil engineer for allegedly cheating a woman software engineer of ₹1.53 crore under the pretext of marriage, officials said.
The accused has been identified as Vijesh B, alias Vijay Raj Gowda, a resident of Kengeri and a native of Tumakuru, The New Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
According to police, the 29-year-old victim met the accused on a matrimonial website in 2024. He claimed to be running multiple businesses in the city and reportedly told her that he owned assets worth ₹715 crore in Bengaluru. He persuaded her to invest in a joint business venture, through which he allegedly collected ₹1.53 crore from her in phases, while also promising to marry her.
He claimed that cases had been registered against him following Enforcement Directorate raids and that his bank accounts had been frozen. To support his claims, he allegedly showed her forged court documents, police said.
Police said Vijay Raj later took the victim to his house to introduce her to his family members, during which he introduced his wife as his sister. The victim later discovered that the woman was his wife and that he also had a child.
When the victim demanded the return of her money, the accused allegedly repaid ₹22 lakh but threatened to kill her and her friends if she continued to press for the remaining amount, police said.
Based on the complaint, Kengeri police registered a case and arrested the accused. Further investigation is under way.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
