GORAKHPUR, March 25 -- A man posing as an IAS officer was arrested by the Gorakhpur police in Jalaun district after allegedly cheating multiple women through fraudulent marriages, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, had married a woman in Gorakhpur on March 11 before fleeing with Rs.15 lakh received as dowry. The victim's family claimed they spent nearly Rs.30 lakh on the wedding, which was arranged through a matrimonial group where the accused introduced himself as an IAS officer. Following a complaint lodged at the Cantonment police station, a police team tracked Nishad's location and arrested him near Kalpi railway station on Monday night. SP (city) Nimish Patil said the man impersonated an IAS officer from the Manipur cadre to deceive people. Police recovered a mobile phone, a tablet and an Aadhaar card from his possession. During interrogation, Nishad admitted that he had studied only up to high school and had never prepared for the civil services. He confessed to using a fake identity to impress families and solemnise marriages for financial gain. Police said that two such fraudulent marriages have been confirmed so far, and further investigation is underway. Family members allege that Nishad's first marriage in Auraiya district has not been legally dissolved, yet he continued to marry other women. Relatives suspect he may have conducted as many as 25 such marriages. According to the accused's brother-in-law, Bhanu Nishad, the accused repeatedly deceived families by projecting himself as a government officer and even used his residence as his own address. The fraud came to light in Etawah a day after the wedding when the bride's family discovered the truth and created a scene. The woman was subsequently taken back by her family....