Hyderabad, April 25 -- In a significant development regarding matrimonial fraud, the High Court has ruled that the director and employees of Shaadi.com must appear for investigation in a case involving scams perpetrated through fake profiles on the platform.

The court rejected petitions to quash the FIR filed against them, emphasising the responsibility of the website in such matters.

Case background

A resident of Rajahmundry, Cherukuri Harsha alias Jogada Vamsikrishna, allegedly created a fake profile on Shaadi.com using the photograph of an MLA from Yanam.

A young doctor from Jubilee Hills contacted this profile, believing it to be genuine. Harsha convinced her that his mother was a doctor residing in the US and expressed his intent...