Suspect Mahesh KB Nayak introduced himself as a doctor or engineer to persuade women to marry, according to the India Times.
It was announced that Nayak, who targeted widows, has been married to 15 women since 2014 and has four children.
It was also noted that Nayak, even though he was not even a primary school graduate, tried to impress the women he met by introducing himself as a doctor, and asked women for money to open a clinic.
According to police reports, it was stated that Nayak, who was detained in the city of Tumakuru due to the complaint of a 45-year-old software engineer woman whom he married this year, was also complained by his father on the charge of “attempted murder”.