Varanasi, July 13 -- The Varanasi police on Sunday arrested a man who had allegedly cheated more than 25 women by creating fake matrimonial profiles claiming to be an Army officer. The accused defrauded these women of Rs 40 lakh and had been cheating them for the past six years, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Saravanan Thangamani.

The accused, Dayali Upaliya, is a resident of the NTPC Police Station, District Pedapalli, Telangana.

"Today in Thana, Chitaipur Commissionerate Varanasi, we arrested one suspected person named Dayali Upaliya, who is a resident of NTPC Police station, District Pedapalli, Telangana. We found out that he had cheated almost 25 plus women by creating fake matrimonial profiles and has defrauded ...