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Gwalior: Married Man Poses As Bachelor On Matrimonial App, Rapes Girl And Threatens Family
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News18•05-10-2026, 18:16
Gwalior: Married Man Poses As Bachelor On Matrimonial App, Rapes Girl And Threatens Family
- •A married man from Bhind befriended an Etawah girl on a matrimonial app posing as a bachelor and exploited her under the guise of marriage.
- •The accused repeatedly called the victim to flats and hotels in Gwalior to establish physical relations.
- •When the victim discovered he was married and protested, the accused threatened her family with a pistol claiming to be a gangster.
- •The victim's father suffered a paralysis and brain hemorrhage due to the extreme stress caused by the threats.
- •Gwalior police registered an FIR against the accused and launched a manhunt to find him.
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The accused, Pradeep alias Deepak Mishra, befriended a 31-year-old girl from Etawah on a matrimonial app in December 2023 by posing as an unmarried man and proposing marriage.
The Bahodapur police in Gwalior registered an FIR on Monday under sections of rape and intimidation, and they have launched a search to locate and apprehend the accused.
The victim's father suffered paralysis and a brain hemorrhage from the severe stress of the incident when the accused threatened their family with a pistol, while the victim herself stopped going to college out of fear.
