Bengaluru, Aug. 25 -- Adugodi police have arrested a mother-son duo accused of allegedly creating fake profiles on matrimonial websites and cheating more than 10 women of lakhs of rupees.

The accused have been identified as Pradeep Joseph, also known as Pradeep Solomon, a Mysuru-based man who allegedly posed as a doctor, and his mother Kalavathi. The duo was arrested from a house in Wayanad, Kerala, where they had been hiding for the past three months.

Police said the accused allegedly created profiles on matrimonial platforms such as Shaadi.com, claiming that Pradeep was a doctorate holder, a doctor and had appeared for examinations to become a judge. He allegedly used these claims to gain the confidence of women and their families.

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