Man from Pune held for duping Siolim woman he met on matrimonial site

PANAJI: The cyber crime cell of Goa police has arrested 45-year-old Ajit Waiker, a resident of Pune, Maharashtra, for cheating a woman from Siolim to the tune of over Rs 5.4 lakh on the pretext of marrying her.
The victim is a single parent who lives with her 17-year-old daughter. She works as an accountant for a construction firm and as an auditor for the hotel industry.
In her complaint, the victim said that since she was living alone, her family was worried and hence, she decided to get married again. She uploaded her details on a matrimonial site and Waiker contacted her via Whatsapp
He introduced himself as a music producer in Bollywood and a writer, composer and singer. “I was impressed as I’m also a classical singer. I told him that I pursued some degrees in Hindustani classical music. He said he had gone through my profile and since I work for the hotel industry, he was interested as he was investing his finances in hotels,” victim said in her complaint
The victim said Waiker told her that he owned two resorts in Maharashtra — one at Diveagar in Raigad and one at Venna Lake in Mahabaleshwar. He said that he was also planning to invest in one at Vagator. He told her that he also owned a flat at Baga and one at Thane in Maharashtra and that his family owns ancestral property at Wai in Satara, Maharashtra.
“I told my brother and my boss, who is a family friend and father figure, about Waiker and they both spoke to him,” she said
“One day Waiker called me and sounded upset. When I asked him what was wrong, he said he was getting an opportunity to record an album of five of his songs, but that he would require Rs 10 lakh for it. He asked me for a loan,” she said.
The victim told him that she doesn’t have money as she is only dependent on her salary. He then suggested that she take a gold loan.
“He said that he would be getting a cheque of Rs 2 crore for his project and promised me to give a 50% share,” she said.
She said Waiker had promised that he would return her Rs 5.4 lakh by February, but till March there was no sign of the money. Later, he also blocked her mobile number, after which she filed a complaint of cheating.