Matrimonial fraud racket busted in Delhi; foreigner, partner arrested
The Delhi Police’s Dwarka district unit arrested an overstaying foreign national of the Ivory Coast and his live-in partner from Nagaland for allegedly running an online matrimonial fraud racket that targeted women on marriage websites and duped them of money.
The accused have been identified as Kouadio Victor Nda, 36, of the Ivory Coast, and AneiKonyak, 30, of Nagaland. Police said Nda had overstayed in India and was allegedly involved in cyber fraud operations, while Konyak assisted him in withdrawing the cheated money and contacting victims.
The Anti-Narcotics Cell team arrested the individuals during a raid at a house in Hastsal Vihar near Holy Chowk in Uttam Nagar. The operation followed surveillance of suspected cyber fraudsters operating in the area. Investigators said the accused allegedly approached women through matrimonial websites under the pretext of marriage and later cheated them financially. During the raid, police recovered four debit cards linked to mule bank accounts, a laptop, five mobile phones and a passport.
A preliminary examination of the seized debit cards revealed links to a cyber fraud complaint registered at Chabua police station in Assam’s Dibrugarh district. Further analysis of the mobile phones allegedly uncovered details of multiple bank accounts connected to another cybercrime complaint. Police said Konyak played a key role in the operation by withdrawing money from ATMs to avoid suspicion that could arise if a foreign national carried out the transactions.
She allegedly contacted victims cheated by the syndicate. Police records show the accused has no previous criminal record. A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, at the Uttam Nagar police station. Deputy Commissioner of Police Kushal Pal Singh said further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend other members of the cyber fraud network. Police are also examining the digital evidence recovered from the accused to ascertain the full extent of the alleged racket.
