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Indian man marries 27 women across 10 states to con them out of money

Indian man marries 27 women across 10 states to con them out of money

He targeted women over 40 were were divorced, struggling with family issues or looking to escape social pressures via marriage.
22 Feb, 2022

An Indian man, 66-year-old Bibhu Prakash Swain, believed to be "Odisha's biggest imposters", was arrested by the Odisha police on February 13. He was found to have married at least 27 women in 10 states across India, all to con the unsuspecting women out of their money.

According to the Hindustan Times, Swain was tailed by the police for eight months prior to his arrest. In addition to the marriages, he was also reportedly guilty of defrauding 13 banks out of INR10 million through forged credit cards, as well as cheating individuals in Hyderabad out of INR20 million by making false promises of securing MBBS courses seats for their children.

The 66-year-old didn't look like the fearsome conman the police had thought him to be prior to his arrest. He was a short and port-bellied man. “He did not seem anything from what we had imagined him to be. We are not even sure if he has passed the matriculation exam. But we knew that he had preyed on unsuspecting women looking for security and love,” the assistant commissioner of police told the publication.

Swain targeted women through matrimonial sites like Jeevansathi.com, Shaadi.com and Bharatmatrimony.com, posing as a government official, professor or doctor amongst other socially respected professions. He approached women above 40 who were divorced, struggling with family issues or looking to escape societal pressures through marriage.

Bhubaneswar's deputy commissioner of police told the publication that Swain took "full advantage of the women’s helplessness and laid elaborate trap". “Though we are yet to know how much money he made out of the victims, initial assessments say he collected INR10,000 to INR200,00 from his victims. His motive was marry for money.”

During the wedding or after, the conman would make money through the women he married either by taking their gold jewellery or cash. Families would sometimes take loans to give their new son-in-law the money he expected through marriage.

Police found contacts of his several wives on his phone, saved in his contacts list as “wife one”, “wife doctor” or “wife teacher”. He married women from well-to-do backgrounds who had sound careers. He married a police officer, a chartered accountant, teachers and even lawyers.

His stepmother and brother from his native village said they were unaware of the massive con he'd been running. His mother shared that Swain had first married a girl from a nearby village in 1979 and the couple had two sons and a daughter. However, the marriage broke down and Swain remarried a doctor from another town. His brother shared that Swain, who'd worked as a laboratory assistant to a doctor for some time, started posing as a doctor to treat people in the village and nearby areas. In 1990 he left the village to work in various other districts.

Swain was arrested after one of his wives lodged a complaint with the police. He was remanded into judicial custody in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Comments

Tanvir Khan Feb 22, 2022 01:37pm
No one can beat the Indian conman Natwarlal who is famous for having SOLD the Taj Mahal! Are such conmen really a super-brain, or are we humans super-brainless???
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Mango Kashmiri, Srinagar Feb 22, 2022 01:54pm
Most of the Indians are dubious characters.
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jokhio Feb 22, 2022 01:59pm
Very talented man.
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Ram Babu Feb 22, 2022 02:19pm
Challenge: Aamir Liquat try matching this record.
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Sukanya Feb 22, 2022 02:35pm
Nothing new. These types of cases are very common in India.
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M. Saeed Feb 22, 2022 03:14pm
The great con-men of Modi's India !
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Faraz Feb 22, 2022 03:21pm
And this is news in Pakistan??
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Zak Feb 22, 2022 03:49pm
Was it Modi?
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Zak Feb 22, 2022 03:51pm
@Tanvir Khan No one can beat the Indian conman Natwarlal who is famous for having SOLD the Taj Mahal! Are such conmen really a super-brain, or are we humans super-brainless??? Correction: 'No one can beat the Indian conman Natwarlal who is famous for having SOLD the Taj Mahal! Are such indian really super-brainless???
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Zak Feb 22, 2022 03:51pm
@Mango Kashmiri, Srinagar Most of the Indians are dubious characters. Starting with their leader.
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Zak Feb 22, 2022 03:52pm
@ jokhio Very talented man. In India only.
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Hamed Feb 22, 2022 04:13pm
Result of weak education and information system.
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Sundar Feb 22, 2022 04:38pm
Incredible India!
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Kiwi Feb 22, 2022 05:07pm
Wow making the same mistake 27 times. I thought one time was enough for me.
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oldhabibian Feb 22, 2022 05:55pm
have to admire the guy. Sympathy for the ladies!
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Fastforward Feb 22, 2022 06:29pm
Talented.
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SayItLikeItIs Feb 22, 2022 06:44pm
Can’t surpass the Pakistani’s whose nation itself was formed on the basis of a great lie by a charlatan who had all the vices but propped himself up as a devout Muslim. That’s an entire nation conned. Great job!
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Rafique Feb 23, 2022 03:28am
Are women so gullible in India?
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A Feb 23, 2022 06:22am
@Mango Kashmiri, Srinagar “ Most of the Indians are dubious characters.” You must be right as you know Indians better than Pakistanis. Does Kashmir have Mangos? Apple, Saffron, Plum would be more appropriate.
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Tadka Feb 23, 2022 06:57am
@Hamed look who is saying that
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Feb 23, 2022 03:12pm
Once a cheater, always a fraudster and trickster.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Feb 23, 2022 03:14pm
Tangible sights and thundering sounds of world's largest con artists, trickster, thugs and fraudsters infested nation called Republic of India.
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Erin Feb 24, 2022 02:15pm
Before there was the TinderSwindler, there was Bibhu Prakash Swain. Remember, all good things come out of India!
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Erin Feb 24, 2022 02:16pm
@Ram Babu Aamir Liaqat will take up the challenge, and gladly win. But let's not forget, he has all the money he needs – so no need to swindle anyone out of their pocket.
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Ahmed Feb 24, 2022 11:09pm
@SayItLikeItIs: keep lying to yourself
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