The accused came in contact with the 29-year-old victim through a matrimonial website in March 2024 and allegedly projected himself as a successful businessman. | Photo credit: The Hindu
On January 19, the Kengeri police arrested a 32-year-old civil engineer for allegedly duping a software engineer of ₹1.53 crore by promising to marry her while concealing the fact that he was already married.
The account was identified as vijesh B. Alias Vijay Raj Goodda, a native of Kungal in Tutumakuru district.
According to the police, the accused came in contact with the 29-year-old victim, a resident of Whitefield, through a matrimonial website in March 2024. He allegedly posed as a successful businessman, claimed to own ‘VRG Enterprises’ and boasted of personal assets of ₹715 crore.
To gain her trust, Vijesh allegedly introduced the woman to his father Boregowda and on one occasion introduced his wife Soumya, falsely claiming that she was his sister.
He later told the victim that his assets were frozen due to an alleged investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and convinced her to help him financially.
Police said the accused forced the woman to avail the loan and transfer the money to him. In total, he allegedly took away ₹1.75 million, of which only ₹22 million was returned. When the victim demanded to repay the remaining amount, Vijesh allegedly threatened her.
The scam came to light when the woman visited the house of the accused and found that he was married to Soumya and had a child.
“He is married with a child. We are investigating whether his wife and father, who have been named in the FIR, were also involved in the crime. If their involvement is proved, appropriate legal action will be initiated,” the investigating officer said.
Published – 19 Jan 2026 23:04 IST
