Newlywed Gwalior man finds wife already married to 'brother', chats reveal fraud

A marriage fraud case has come to light in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, where a newlywed woman was allegedly found to be already married. Police said the man who attended the wedding as the bride’s brother and performed her kanyadaan was allegedly her real husband. A case has been registered against seven people for cheating and criminal conspiracy.

Ratan Sharma, a resident of the Naka Chandravadani area of Gwalior. Ratan works as a team leader in the emergency department of a private hospital in Jabalpur. According to the complaint, his family had been searching for a suitable bride as all five brothers in the family were unmarried.

The family alleged that their neighbour, Sonu Tiwari, introduced them to a man named Sonu alias Ajay Chauhan from Morena. Chauhan allegedly claimed that he was looking for a groom for his poor foster sister, Radha alias Diksha Mudgal. After meeting the woman and approving her photograph, the family agreed to the marriage.

Ratan came from Jabalpur to Gwalior for the wedding ceremonies. On April 27, 2026, Sonu Chauhan allegedly attended a ceremony as the bride’s brother. The marriage was solemnised on May 7 in Gwalior according to Hindu rituals.

The complainant said the family spent nearly Rs 7 lakh on the wedding. During the ceremony, Maya Devi, who was introduced as the bride’s mother, performed the kanyadaan. Shilpi Parmar, Raghavendra Parmar and Satyendra Chauhan also attended the wedding as members of the bride’s family.

After the marriage, the bride moved into the groom’s house in Gwalior. The family later became suspicious because she was constantly chatting on her mobile phone. When Ratan checked her phone one night, he allegedly found WhatsApp chats showing that Sonu alias Ajay Chauhan, who had posed as her brother during the wedding, was actually her husband.

The complaint further alleged that Diksha and Sonu Chauhan had married in 2024 at an Arya Samaj temple in Agra and had been living together as husband and wife.

Ratan Sharma alleged that the group planned the marriage to cheat the family and steal cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. After discovering the alleged fraud, the family took the bride to the police station and lodged a complaint.

Police have registered a case against Radha alias Diksha Mudgal, Sonu alias Ajay Chauhan, Maya Devi, Shilpi Parmar, Raghavendra Parmar, Satyendra Chauhan and Sonu Tiwari. Police sent the accused woman to a one-stop centre, while Sonu Chauhan has been taken into custody. Police teams are searching for the remaining accused.

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