In Faridabad, Haryana, India, police arrested Somdutt Kaushik (alias Somdutt Sharma, alias Rakshit Sharma) following allegations of serial matrimonial fraud, extortion, and sexual assault. Posing as a Central GST Inspector with uniform photos on Shadi.com, Kaushik enticed a woman into a marriage promise and a roka ceremony. He coerced her into financing a 16 lakh rupee car in her name, extracted cash and credit card payments amounting to lakhs under false family emergency pretexts, and took gold jewelry. When he repeatedly evaded meetings and failed to return the car, the victim initiated her own investigation, tracing his true identity to Junedha village. She discovered he was an impostor with prior fraud cases in Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon, and that he had deceived dozens of women, maintaining hundreds of blocked contacts and inappropriate recordings. After her initial police complaint was stalled, the case was transferred to Surajkund Police Station, leading to the cancellation of his bail, his re-arrest, and a three-day police remand under Section 376 (rape) and fraud charges.
Country: India
State/Province: Haryana, India
City/Region: Faridabad
Incident Type: Rape
Relationship Status: Engaged
Relationship Duration: Approximately 3-4 months
Incident Date: March 1, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
Haryana: GST Officer के काले कारनामे उजागर करती लड़की ने कैमरे पर जो बताया उसे सुन, झटका जरूर लगेगा
Financial Conflict
The suspect engaged in serial matrimonial deception by creating fraudulent profiles on matrimonial platforms using fake names and government job titles. He established trust through simulated family interactions and formal engagement steps, such as a roka ceremony. Once trust was established, he systematically exploited victims financially through vehicle financing, credit card usage, and fake emergency cash demands, while threatening victims with violence or exposure to prevent reportings.
The primary suspect, Somdutt Kaushik, was re-arrested by Surajkund Police following the cancellation of his bail and placed on a three-day police remand. Investigators recovered two mobile phones containing numerous blocked contacts and unauthorized photos and videos. Prior cases of similar fraud against him were identified in Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon. Police are actively verifying the involvement of his family members.
Initial police response at the Women's NIT Police Station created delays, as officers initially declined to register the victim's complaint due to procedural shortcomings. The suspect utilized forged Aadhaar cards with fake residential addresses in Sector 37 to evade location tracking, which was only resolved when the victim independently traced his original residential details from vehicle finance documents to Junedha village.
Somdutt Kaushik connected with the victim on Shadi.com using photos in uniform and the false persona of a GST Inspector. After introducing fictitious family members and conducting a roka ceremony, he induced the victim to finance a 16 lakh rupee car and make monetary payments. Suspecting fraud due to evasive behavior and rising credit dues, the victim investigated his background in Junedha village, exposed his record, confronted him, seized his phones, and provided evidence to Surajkund police, prompting his arrest.
The accused demonstrated high criminal propensity through repeated impersonation, extortion, coercive sexual behavior, and extortion-based threats of acid attacks or physical harm. His pattern of target selection on public matrimonial sites presents severe ongoing risk to potential victims if unaddressed by judicial detention.
Online matrimonial interactions carry risk when relying solely on self-reported professional credentials, official uniforms, or digital identification. Independent background verification before financial commitments or formal engagements is crucial to preventing structured romance and financial fraud.
The suspect repeatedly made pretexts involving sudden family medical crises or legal troubles to avoid meeting in person while simultaneously demanding urgent cash transfers and financial assistance.
A rent agreement address used for vehicle finance documents linked the suspect to his real home village of Junedha, where local residents revealed his true name and past criminal history.
Key evidence includes vehicle loan records, credit card transaction statements, gold given during the roka ceremony, passbooks with multiple transactions from various women, and seized mobile phones containing blocked contacts.
The village Sarpanch and local residents of Junedha confirmed to the victim that the accused was named Somdutt Kaushik, was not a GST Inspector, and had existing legal cases against him in Ghaziabad and Noida.
After initial inaction at the Women's NIT Police Station, the victim succeeded in transferring the case to Surajkund Police Station, leading to the cancellation of the suspect's bail, his re-arrest under rape charges (Section 376 IPC), and a three-day remand.
The full extent of financial extortion across other victims, the precise role and legal accountability of his family members and maternal uncle, and the complete history of unfiled complaints remain under investigation.