A 28-year-old Indian man has been arrested in Nonthaburi after a 34-year-old Thai civil servant accused him of deceiving her into supporting him financially for almost three years following their meeting on a dating app. Immigration officers also found that he had overstayed his permission to stay by 1,201 days.
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The arrest took place on 3 July at a condominium in Wat Chalo, Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi. Police identified the suspect as Mr Gurvinder Singh, who was charged with remaining in Thailand after his permission to stay had expired. Immigration records showed that his permission expired on 19 March 2023.
The investigation began after the woman, identified only as Ms Dao, 34, reported the matter to Nonthaburi Immigration. She told officers she met Mr Singh around three years ago through a dating application while he was living in Singapore.
According to Ms Dao, Mr Singh claimed to come from a wealthy, high-caste Indian family and said he had studied in several countries, including Canada, Russia and Cyprus. He also told her he was studying tourism in Singapore while working part-time, leading her to believe he was financially secure.
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After several months of online conversations, Mr Singh travelled from Singapore to Thailand and moved into Ms Dao’s condominium in Nonthaburi. She alleged that once he arrived, he refused to find work, gradually stopped helping with household chores, became short-tempered and relied entirely on her income to cover all living expenses throughout the nearly three years they lived together.
Feeling she was being taken advantage of, Ms Dao asked immigration officers to check Mr Singh’s legal status in Thailand. She also warned others using dating applications to carefully verify people they meet online and avoid trusting strangers too quickly, adding that she has since deleted the app.
Mr Singh told officers he came to Thailand after completing his studies in Singapore because he did not want to return to India. He said Ms Dao had invited him to Thailand and later warned him not to seek employment because he might be arrested by police, which he claimed was why he stayed at home. He said he initially lived on savings brought from Singapore until the money ran out.
Mr Singh also said his mother owns a trucking business and several rental properties in India but had cut ties with him and refused to provide financial support. He maintained that he still loved Ms Dao and insisted he had never assaulted her.
Daily News reported that after questioning, officers from Nonthaburi Immigration transferred Mr Singh to Bang Kruai Police Station for legal proceedings. Authorities said he will be deported from Thailand after the legal process is completed.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Dailynews 4 July 2026
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