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The Mumbai police in Navi has arrested a 37-year-old man who is accused of raping nearly a dozen women.

The accused, identified as Mahesh alias Karan Gupta, is a mechanical engineer and had worked for different companies in the past.

He used matrimonial sites to find his preys and was arrested from Malad area in Mumbai.

Police had been looking for the accused for the last four months. 

Gupta created many fake profiles on matrimonial sites and would lure highly educated women, a report by India Today said. After contacting women through matrimonial sites, he would get their phone numbers and convince them for a meeting at a pub or restaurant. He used to sexually assault women during these meetings.