Mysuru: A youth, who is in the custody of Bengaluru Police for allegedly cheating nearly 100 women by promising to marry them after befriending them on matrimonial websites, has cheated many women in Mysuru too and cases have been booked against him in Krishnaraja Police limits. In fact, he was arrested in Mysuru a couple of days back and handed over to the Bengaluru Police.

The accused is 28-year-old Sadath Khan alias Preetham Kumar, alias Karthik. A native of Hassan, Sadath has cheated many women including the CEO of a company, professors and some government employees. The parents of the accused had banished him from home as he was an alcoholic.

He had registered in a matrimonial website and used to get access rich women through the website and targeted spinsters, widows and divorcees. His victims include women from Bengaluru, Hubballi and Mysuru and most of them were rich.

Sadath used to introduce himself to the women as a gazetted officer or a businessman and convince them to meet. He used to rent high-end cars and after befriending women, he sexually exploited them and also conned them.

Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dr. H.T. Shekar said that Sadath had three cases of cheating women in the Krishnaraja Police limits. He was arrested earlier and was in Mysuru Central Jail for about six months, the DCP said. He later obtained bail and fled to Bengaluru where he continued cheating women.  

In Mysuru, Sadath used to stay in N.R. Mohalla. He was arrested a couple of days back and was handed over to the Bagalur Police in Bengaluru as a woman had filed a complaint against him for cheating there, Dr. Shekar added.