# Mumbai man promises marriage, takes Rs 6 lakh loan in woman’s name 2026-08-22T13:38:33+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 28-year-old Thane woman was cheated of Rs 6.09 lakh by a man she met on a matrimonial website, police said. The accused, 29-year-old Ajay Amol Patil, allegedly proposed marriage after gaining her trust and asked for her salary slips and PAN card details. Patil allegedly used the documents to obtain a loan in the woman's name, then instructed her to transfer the money to several bank accounts. When he failed to return the amount, she filed a complaint. Police registered a case under Section 318(4) of the BNS and relevant IT Act provisions. An investigation is underway. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This case is the latest in a pattern where matrimonial platforms become hunting grounds for financial fraud. Victims typically trust someone under the promise of marriage, then hand over sensitive documents that are used to secure loans or credit cards in their name. The liability often falls on the victim because banks process loans on valid documents. Under the BNS, cheating carries a penalty of up to seven years. What matters now is whether the police trace the money trail to the accounts named in the complaint, and how quickly they can recover the amount or freeze the accounts. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Straight police case report, no framing favouring or criticising any party This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Information Technology Act, matrimonial fraud, Mumbai, Thane Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-man-promises-marriage-takes-rs-6-lakh-loan-in-womans-name/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-man-promises-marriage-takes-rs-6-lakh-loan-in-womans-name/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/