Bengaluru (PTI): A 59-year-old school teacher was allegedly defrauded of over Rs 2.27 crore by a man she met on a matrimonial portal, police said on Monday.

The woman is a widow and has a son who doesn't live with her. Being alone, she wanted to have a life partner and registered herself on a matrimonial portal, they said.

According to the complaint, in December 2019, she reportedly connected with a man identified as Aahan Kumar, a US citizen based in Atlanta, through the matrimonial portal.

The accused, who claimed to be a drilling engineer for a company in Istanbul, Turkey, allegedly built a friendship with her over time and addressed her as his wife.

"Over the time period friendship grew and soon he agreed to be my partner, started addressing me his wife. Many times he called and s

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