Odisha man sexually exploited over 20 women by posing as Army Captain

Born as Haider Ali in Odisha, he posed as Hardik Beglo and trapped women by introducing himself as an officer of the Army Medical Corps. As per the allegations, after luring women into relationships, he would ask them to meet and sexually assault them.

Later, he would ask them for money, citing various reasons. After getting the money, he would end all communication, move to a different state and look for his next target. However, he ran out of luck in Lucknow after his latest ‘victim’ smelled a rat.

Based on her complaint, police began a probe and were shocked by the revelations. He wasn’t an Army officer, but worked in security firms across several cities in Hyderabad, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh where he targeted several women.

Originally hailing from Odisha’s Balasore district, he had opened several Instagram accounts which he used to trap women online. Police have recovered Army uniform, three-star flaps, an Army beret, a fake Aadhaar card, an Army canteen card and other incriminating documents from his possession.

As per preliminary reports, he has cheated over 20 women in the last few years. The number of women is expected to rise in the further investigation.

“We arrested him and began his interrogation. His original name is Haider Ali Beg. He hid his religion and introduced himself as Hardik Beglo and lured several women into relationships and duped them. He talked them into financing cars for him and also borrowed huge sums from them. We are also scanning his call records to locate the women he targeted,” TOI quoted a senior office.