Ahmedabad police nab man who posed as army officer, defrauded several women

A man who was detained on suspicion of being a bag lifter turned out to be a conman who had posed as an army officer and defrauded several women across the country. He was arrested from Ahmedabad’s Kalupur railway station.

The accused, who initially identified himself as Harshit Chaudhary, has confessed to using a fake name to deceive numerous victims.

During the investigation, Ahmedabad police discovered that the accused had been operating under the alias ‘Harshit Chaudhary’ on the matrimonial site Shadi.com. Through this platform, he manipulated women, establishing intimate relationships with them while extorting money.

When the police apprehended him on suspicion of theft at the railway station, they found an Army ID card, PAN card, and Aadhaar card, all under the name of Harshit Chaudhary. However, they also found an Aadhaar card with the name Mohammad Khan.

Upon further interrogation, the man revealed his true identity – Mohammad Shehbaz Khan, a resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Based on these fake documents, the police obtained his remand and took Shehbaz back to Aligarh for further investigation.

In Aligarh, the authorities uncovered the full extent of Shehbaz’s fraud. Posing as Harshit Chaudhary, he used the matrimonial site to lure women into marriage proposals.

One woman in Aligarh had already filed a formal complaint against Shehbaz, revealing that he had deceived women in various cities across the country, including Jammu & Kashmir, Siliguri, Gujarat, Mumbai, Delhi, and Aligarh. Shockingly, Shehbaz had manipulated 14 women, establishing physical relationships and extorting over ₹50 lakh from them.

The investigation also revealed that Shehbaz had previously worked in the Indian Army, but was discharged on medical grounds. Despite this, he continued to present himself as a serving major to deceive his victims. He married a woman in Aligarh in 2016, and has two children.

Shehbaz’s family background adds another layer to the case – his brother is an officer in the Indian Air Force, and his father is a retired army officer.

Additionally, the police discovered a bank account in Punjab National Bank under the fake name Harshit Chaudhary. This account was opened using fraudulent documents, and the bank officials have since complained against him.