Two persons were arrested on the charges of cheating a man to the tune of Rs 3 lakh in the name of performing ‘special puja’ to cure his wife, police said on Sunday.
Three more persons are yet to be arrested, City Superintendent of Police Rakesh Bhatt informed. The CSP informed that Surendra Sinha (28) resident of Parvati Nagar, Pandri has registered a complaint in this regard.
Surendra who is an Electrician by profession came in contact with the accused who had claimed that they could cure the wife of the complainant who often remained ill, the CSP said.
The accused were identified as Pyarelal, Punjab Chauhan, Rajiv Giri, Maharaj and Nandlal, all hailing from Nagpur. The accused used to run erect the road side ‘herbal medicine’ stalls and Surendra had approached them seeking some medicines for his wife, CSP maintained.
The accused had told the complainant that his house was under some kind of negative spirit and they will have to perform special puja after which only his wife could be healed completely, CSP told reporters.
On this pretext the accused took Rs 3 lakh in three installments from Surendra and went away. After realising that he was cheated, Surendra approached police
later, Surendra had called the accused and said that condition of his wife had improved and he wanted to perform more puja. Sensing the scope for getting more money from Surendra, Pyarelal and Punjab Chauhan reached Raipur. After the duo reached Raipur they were apprehended, the CSP informed.
The accused have been booked under the relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigation into case is underway.