Bengaluru Man Dupes Engineer of ₹1.5 Crore in Matrimonial Fraud, Poses Wife as Sister

• A Bengaluru software engineer was defrauded of over ₹1.5 crore by Vijay Raj Gowda, who promised marriage.
• Gowda posed as a wealthy businessman, claiming assets worth ₹715 crore and running VRG Enterprises.
• He introduced his wife, Soumya, as his sister to conceal his marital status and gain the victim's trust.
• Gowda, along with his father Boregowda, allegedly persuaded the engineer to take loans and transfer funds, citing frozen bank accounts.
• Police have registered a fraud case against Vijay Raj Gowda, Boregowda, and Soumya, investigating their roles in the planned matrimonial fraud.

Why It Matters: A Bengaluru engineer lost ₹1.5 crore in a matrimonial fraud where the accused posed his wife as his sister.