The First Wedding Of 'Looteri Dulhan' Who Scammed 25 Men In 7 Months Was A Love Marriage

Advertisement

Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 11:25 IST

Anuradha Paswan, the 'robber bride', was arrested aft marrying 25 men successful 7 months. Investigations revealed a matrimony scam web crossed Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan by a gang

Anuradha Paswan, primitively from Maharajganj district, UP, was apprehended successful Bhopal. (News18)

In a lawsuit that reads similar a transgression thriller, constabulary successful Rajasthan person arrested Anuradha Paswan, infamously dubbed the ‘robber bride’, for allegedly marrying 25 men implicit conscionable 7 months and absconding soon aft each ceremonial with valuables and cash.

Anuradha, primitively from Kolhui Bazar successful Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh, was apprehended successful Bhopal by officers from the Mantown constabulary presumption successful Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Authorities revealed she had been surviving nether the radar since leaving her in-laws’ location with her husband, Vishal Paswan, successful 2021 pursuing a home dispute.

25 Weddings, One Arrest

While lone 1 ceremonial ailment was filed against her, it was capable to trigger a wider investigation. On May 3, a antheral named Vishnu Sharma reported that Anuradha had joined him aft being introduced done intermediaries who promised to find him a suitable bride for Rs 2 lakh. The wedding took spot connected April 20, but Anuradha vanished conscionable 12 days later, taking with her cash, jewellery, and a mobile phone.

This incidental was portion of a broader scam, wherever Anuradha allegedly posed arsenic a bride repeatedly, disappearing soon aft each marriage. According to Assistant Sub-Inspector Meetha Lal Yadav, Anuradha was caught erstwhile police, posing arsenic a imaginable groom’s family, tracked her to Bhopal. A broker introduced them to her utilizing photographs, starring to her arrest.

The Marriage Scam Network

Further investigations uncovered a matrimony scam web operating crossed Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The members of the pack progressive successful orchestrating fake marriages successful Bhopal see Roshni, a nonmigratory adjacent Chhola Mandir; Sunita from Mandideep; Raghuveer of Kalyan Nagar; Golu of Bhopal; Majboot Singh Yadav; and Jurjan from Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal. These individuals were liable for contacting prospective grooms. They would scope retired to men funny successful matrimony and stock photos of the ‘bride’ via mobile phone.

If the antheral approved, they would past request money, typically finalising the statement for betwixt Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Once an statement was reached, the matrimony would instrumentality place. However, the alleged ‘robber bride’ would abscond a fewer days later, seizing the archetypal accidental to flee.

After moving distant from Vishnu Sharma’s home, Anuradha took Rs 2 lakh from a antheral named Gabbar, a nonmigratory of Kala Peepal, Panna Khedi, Bhopal, with whom she was reportedly surviving astatine the clip of her arrest.

Anuradha Paswan’s Past

Anuradha’s past besides came to airy during investigation. Anuradha’s father-in-law, Rambhavan, stated, “My lad and daughter-in-law person severed their relationship. My lad Vishal joined Anuradha successful a emotion matrimony successful 2018. Anuradha is from Adda Bazaar, successful the country of Nautanwan constabulary station. After their marriage, some of them near to question enactment and marque a living. They chopped ties with the household and showed nary involvement successful us. Vishal has ne'er contacted us, and we person nary thought wherever helium is now."

Watch CNN-News18 here. News18's viral leafage features trending stories, videos, and memes, covering quirky incidents, societal media buzz from india and astir the world, Also Download the News18 App to enactment updated!

Location :

Sawai Madhopur, India, India

First Published:

News viral The First Wedding Of 'Looteri Dulhan' Who Scammed 25 Men In 7 Months Was A Love Marriage