Mumbai Police have booked a repeat offender for allegedly luring women with promises of marriage, coercing them into sexual relationships, and then fleeing with their money and gold jewellery. Three FIRs have been registered against the accused, who is currently absconding. The women told mid-day that despite filing multiple complaints, police inaction has enabled the accused to continue his offences. The man is also accused of physically and sexually assaulting the women.

The first FIR was registered in 2018 at Amboli police station by a then 36-year-old woman, who alleged that the accused, identified as Avaiz Ansari, approached her with promises of marriage, pushed her into a sexual relationship, and later blackmailed her. The same year, police arrested Ansari, but he was soon released on bail.
The second FIR was registered in October 2024 at the MIDC police station by a 40-year-old doctor from