How one lie after a Tinder date landed this man in jail

A bad Tinder relationship has seen an Indian man taken into police custody after a feud with the woman he met through the dating app.

The man, known as Rama Reddy, was jailed after a woman he dated – who goes by the pseudonym Meera – claimed he “used [her] as a source of physical pleasure”.

The pair’s relationship had lasted a month before they slept together, according to the Bangalore Mirror.

After they had consummated the relationship, Meera proposed marriage – but Rama told her he did not want any further contact – and subsequently blocked her mobile number.

She responded by filing a complaint to the police, who arrested Rama.

In India, it turns out, a false promise of marriage following sex is considered rape. In 2016, there were 10,068 cases of rape by “known persons on promise to marry the victim”, according to government crime data, reports Business Insider.

While it is at present unclear whether this law is relevant in this particular case – essentially, if Rama did promise Meera they would marry after they slept together – she claims in her account he “pretended to be nice and decent”.

Tinder and hook-up culture

Since its release in 2012, Tinder has become synonymous with casual dating culture in the Western world.

In one US survey, 51.5 per cent of participants said they believed the app was for “hooking up”, while the app itself has been associated with fleeting sexual encounters in popular culture.

Of course, hook-ups aren’t the only outcome. Online dating has proved an increasingly effective way to meet new partners, with some research predicting that, by 2031, some 38 per cent of us will meet our future partners through an online dating or matchmaking service.

In India, where Tinder was first introduced in 2016, the situation is more complicated.

“Today’s modern Indian girl wants to have a voice and a choice in setting the direction of her own life, while at the same time respecting Indian values,” Taru Kapoor, head of Tinder in India, told the Economic Times.

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