Mysore/Mysuru, May 23 -- * Women lured with lavish lifestyle; mother-son duo absconding

* Bengaluru industrialist's daughter among targets; wedding called off

A mother and son from Sathagalli, accused of orchestrating a high-profile matrimonial fraud, are on the run after allegedly cheating several gullible women, including widows and daughters of wealthy families in Bengaluru and Mysuru, out of lakhs of rupees.

The prime accused, Pradeep Solomon, allegedly projected himself as a successful lawyer and created a fake profile on matrimonial websites under the name Dr. J. Pradeep Solomon, claiming to possess advanced degrees such as a doctorate and promising a future as a judge.

His mother, Kalavathi, is alleged to have colluded in the f...