Chennai: Man gets three-and-a-half years RI for marrying 3, robbing gold
Chennai: The XVIII Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, on Thursday awarded three-and-a-half years rigorous imprisonment to a 40-year-old man on charges of marrying three women and making away with cash and jewellery from them soon after the wedding.
A team led by N. Giri, inspector, Teynampet police station, SI Ranganathan and constable Vasambu, nabbed A. Kumar, 40, of Kallakurichi, eight years after duping and marrying women.
Kumar duped three women and married them posing as a college lecturer and an orphan.
According to assistant public prosecutor E. Edwig, posing as a lecturer and an orphan, Kumar married a woman, Ramya, (name changed) in Teynampet on March 19, 2009. They went to Cuddalore, native place of the woman and stayed for a day. Next day, he left from the place along with 12 sovereigns of gold jewelry, which was given to him as dowry. After leaving the woman, he never returned home.
A few months later he returned home only to demand money. On suspicion, Ramya filed a complaint before Teynampet police station. After noticing his photo in newspapers, two other women lodged complaint against him for duping them in the same fashion.
Edwing said Kumar posed as a lecturer and an orphan and married Punitha in 1999 and Dhanalakshmi of Kattankulathur in 2008. He escaped from their houses with valuables and jewelry, given to him as dowry.
Kumar absconded for over eight years. Based on direction of commissioner, a team was formed comprising N. Giri, inspector, Teynampet police station, SI, Ranganathan and constable Vasambu. The team nabbed Kumar, who was hiding in Tiruvannamalai in October 2017. Chargesheet was filed against him under sections 417, 420 and 498 (A) of IPC before XVIII Metropolit-an Magistrate, Saidapet. The trial was completed in four months. When the matter came up for hearing on Thursday, judge J. Mohana convicted Kumar on charge of marrying Ramya after concealing his marriage with two other women. The judge sentenced him to undergo three and a half year of RI and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him.
