The airport police have arrested a 38-year-old Juhu resident for allegedly duping many women to the tune of lakhs by posing as a businessman on matrimonial websites. Explaining the accused's modus operandi, an officer said that over the last one year, Mahesh Kulkarni had created profiles on various matrimonial sites as a paid member to target good-looking and well-off women. The matter came to light when a Bengaluru-based woman flew up to Mumbai and approached the airport police after being cheated.

Laying the trap
The Bengaluru woman, who is in her 30s, had met Kulkarni on a matrimonial site, and after they'd become friends, Kulkarni had visited her on October 29. "During their meeting, he told her he couldn't take a flight to return to Mumbai, requesting her car for a road journey. The woman agreed," senior inspector Alka Mandave told mid-day.