Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Fake Matrimonial Call Centres Busted in Gwalior
The police in Gwalior, India, found and shut down two fake call centres that were tricking men who wanted to get married.
These centres used fake pictures of women and made men believe they were talking to potential brides.
The men were then asked to send money for different reasons, but after receiving the money, the call centre workers would stop all contact.
The police found 20 young women working at these centres and took two of them into custody.
The main person behind this scam, Tileshwar Patel, is still missing.
The police are still investigating to find out how much money was stolen and who else was involved.
Two fake matrimonial call centres were busted in Gwalior, India, defrauding unmarried men with fake profiles.
20 young women were detained, and two operators were taken into custody.
The mastermind, Tileshwar Patel, is currently missing.
The centres used fake photographs and emotional conversations to lure men into transferring money.
The police are investigating the scale of the fraud, with over 100 confirmed victims and an estimated Rs 1.5 crore defrauded.
- Who
- Gwalior Crime Branch, Cyber Cell, and Thatipur police station
- What
- Busted two fake matrimonial call centres defrauding unmarried men
- When
- Recent (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Mayur Nagar and Jyoti Nagar areas of Thatipur, Gwalior
- Why
- To defraud unmarried men by luring them with fake profiles and false promises of marriage
- Location
- Gwalior, India
- Number of Women Detained
- 20
- Number of Call Centres Busted
- 2
- Estimated Number of Victims
- Over 1,500 (confirmed: over 100)
- Estimated Amount Defrauded
- Rs 1.5 crore
- Mastermind
- Tileshwar alias Dinesh Patel (missing)
- Operators in Custody
- Rakhi Gaur and Sita alias Sheetal Chauhan