A 28-year-old woman got a Malad-based family to pay her Rs 1.5 lakh to marry their son, who allegedly has some intellectual disability and a stammering problem, and then ran away three days after the wedding with jewellery and cash worth Rs 4.39 lakh. Malad Police have booked the woman, Asha Gaikwad, along with Kamlesh Kadam, the agent who introduced her to the family, and Manisha Kashyap who claimed to be Asha’s aunt. Cops say this is likely a part of a big racket. Asha, however, in her last call, claimed she was married and had two kids and did it only for the money.

Police sources said the complainant family owns a hospital in Malad and had been looking for a bride for their 28-year-old son. However, they were unable to find a match due to the son’s stammering and disability, which prompted them to approach an agent.