Mumbai: According to an FIR, lodged at the Dahisar police station, a woman of Russian nationality identified as Mashkina Svetlana has been on the prowl in the country since 2002.
She has entrapped several gullible men in various cities across the country and is currently absconding.
Her modus operandi is just as simple as it is brilliant. She traps a person, proclaims her undying love for the man, and moves in with him.
Soon she marries the man to obtain a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) certificate, and uses the document to procure work as an extra in Bollywood films. Once she got the PIO certificate, she would divorce her Indian husband and move on to the next victim.
According to the police complaint, Svetlana came to India in 2002 on a tourist visa. When her visa expired, she married a Delhi-based businessman Bhupendra Sharma in 2003.
Based on her marriage to an Indian national, she was then issued a PIO card, which was valid till 2014. Svetlana divorced Sharma in 2006, and shifted base to Mumbai.
Svetlana would look for strugglers in the film industry. She lured them into her trap by promising to be the breadwinner, and would soon move in and later marry the person.
The police are now hunting for her. "More victims are likely to emerge once she is interrogated," said an officer.
According to officials, when a foreigner gets a PIO card, the card is valid only till the time a woman is with her husband.
The moment they get separated, the card is invalid. Svetlana did not inform the police in Delhi and moved to Mumbai.
B-town trap
After coming to Mumbai in 2006, Svetlana met Krishnakumar Dhiman, a composer on a movie set. She was in a live-in relationship with Dhiman at his Dahisar residence for about 18 months.
In September 2007, they tied the knot at the Bandra Family court. In February 2009, Mumbai crime branch called in Svetlana and Dhiman for a routine inquiry.
During the course of the questioning the cops realised that Svetlana's PIO was invalid, and therefore asked her to leave the country within seven days.
Svetlana explained that she had jointly purchased a bungalow at Malvani in Malad, with Dhiman. She had pooled in her money and taken Rs. 3 lakh from Dhiman for the purchase.
"Before leaving India, Svetlana had transferred the power of attorney in Dhiman's name.
However, on June 2, 2010, a man named Nilesh Cheda approached Dhiman and informed him that he had purchased the bungalow from Svetlana in 2007," said Ashok Rajput, Dhiman's advocate.
"Cheda then filed a complaint at Malwani police station that Dhiman was forcibly occupying the bungalow.
The cops arrested Dhiman in 2010. Later in 2011, Dhiman filed a petition in Borivli court, charging Svetlana and Cheda for using the fake power of attorney and cheating him," added Rajput.
"During the inquiry it came to light that, Svetlana was present at Malwani police station when Cheda lodged the complaint against Dhiman.
She had returned to India in 2010 on a new passport and changed her name to Sakiyana Tsriseatyubova," remarked Rajput. On February 28, an FIR was lodged against Svetlana and Cheda on the order of the court.
Investigations revealed that she had married Cheda in 2010 and was staying with him.
Dahisar police officer said, "After receiving an order from the court, and we have registered an FIR. We are now searching for Svetlana. Once she is arrested, we will produce her in the court."
She has entrapped several gullible men in various cities across the country and is currently absconding.
Her modus operandi is just as simple as it is brilliant. She traps a person, proclaims her undying love for the man, and moves in with him.
Soon she marries the man to obtain a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) certificate, and uses the document to procure work as an extra in Bollywood films. Once she got the PIO certificate, she would divorce her Indian husband and move on to the next victim.
According to the police complaint, Svetlana came to India in 2002 on a tourist visa. When her visa expired, she married a Delhi-based businessman Bhupendra Sharma in 2003.
Based on her marriage to an Indian national, she was then issued a PIO card, which was valid till 2014. Svetlana divorced Sharma in 2006, and shifted base to Mumbai.
Svetlana would look for strugglers in the film industry. She lured them into her trap by promising to be the breadwinner, and would soon move in and later marry the person.
The police are now hunting for her. "More victims are likely to emerge once she is interrogated," said an officer.
According to officials, when a foreigner gets a PIO card, the card is valid only till the time a woman is with her husband.
The moment they get separated, the card is invalid. Svetlana did not inform the police in Delhi and moved to Mumbai.
B-town trap
After coming to Mumbai in 2006, Svetlana met Krishnakumar Dhiman, a composer on a movie set. She was in a live-in relationship with Dhiman at his Dahisar residence for about 18 months.
In September 2007, they tied the knot at the Bandra Family court. In February 2009, Mumbai crime branch called in Svetlana and Dhiman for a routine inquiry.
During the course of the questioning the cops realised that Svetlana's PIO was invalid, and therefore asked her to leave the country within seven days.
Svetlana explained that she had jointly purchased a bungalow at Malvani in Malad, with Dhiman. She had pooled in her money and taken Rs. 3 lakh from Dhiman for the purchase.
"Before leaving India, Svetlana had transferred the power of attorney in Dhiman's name.
However, on June 2, 2010, a man named Nilesh Cheda approached Dhiman and informed him that he had purchased the bungalow from Svetlana in 2007," said Ashok Rajput, Dhiman's advocate.
"Cheda then filed a complaint at Malwani police station that Dhiman was forcibly occupying the bungalow.
The cops arrested Dhiman in 2010. Later in 2011, Dhiman filed a petition in Borivli court, charging Svetlana and Cheda for using the fake power of attorney and cheating him," added Rajput.
"During the inquiry it came to light that, Svetlana was present at Malwani police station when Cheda lodged the complaint against Dhiman.
She had returned to India in 2010 on a new passport and changed her name to Sakiyana Tsriseatyubova," remarked Rajput. On February 28, an FIR was lodged against Svetlana and Cheda on the order of the court.
Investigations revealed that she had married Cheda in 2010 and was staying with him.
Dahisar police officer said, "After receiving an order from the court, and we have registered an FIR. We are now searching for Svetlana. Once she is arrested, we will produce her in the court."
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