Man Marries Over 20 Women To Steal Valuables In Maharashtra, Arrested

The MBVV police, probing a complaint lodged by a Nalla Sopara-based woman, apprehended the accused, Firoz Niaz Sheikh, from Kalyan in Thane district on July 23, an official said.

The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly married more than 20 women across the country and duped them of their valuables, an official said on Sunday.

The MBVV police, probing a complaint lodged by a Nalla Sopara-based woman, caught the accused, Firoz Niaz Sheikh, from Kalyan in Thane district on July 23, an official said.

According to the complainant, the accused befriended her on a matrimonial website and married her, senior inspector Vijaysingh Bhagal said.