India, Dec. 27 -- A man from Malad was booked on Thursday for allegedly defrauding a 37-year-old model of Rs.35 lakh under the pretext of helping her pursue a sexual assault case against her estranged husband and later getting her to invest in his business, which did not yield her any profits as promised.

According to the police, the complainant, a resident of Evershine Nagar in Malad West, met her former husband in 2023 through an online messaging application. The two developed a relationship, and the man allegedly promised to marry her. Subsequently, they engaged in sexual relations, following which he married her but soon cut off all contact with her. Since he broke his promises, the police are legally allowed to file charges against ...