The distressing saga came to light when a dermatologist from Ahmedabad stepped forward, recounting a harrowing tale of being ensnared by a ‘UK-based doctor’ she believed to be her prospective groom, only to be left high and dry after he went incommunicado after duping her out of Rs 18 lakh. A police investigation unveiled that the scope of the con artist’s machinations extended to at least 21 other women.