Koderma, February 16 Two individuals were arrested in the Koderma district of Jharkhand for allegedly defrauding a man from Maharashtra out of approximately Rs 5 lakh by promising to arrange his marriage, police said on Monday.
Based on a complaint lodged at the Tilaiya Police Station on February 14 by a resident of Sambhaji village in the Parbhani district of the western state, the two accused were apprehended from here on Sunday, a senior officer said.
The complainant alleged that the two defrauded him and his relatives of Rs 5 lakh by promising to arrange a woman for marriage, said Tilaiya Police Station officer-in-charge Vinay Kumar.
During interrogation, both accused admitted that they, along with three women and others, made false promises to arrange girls for marriage and defrauded him, the officer said.
Asked about how the man from Maharashtra came in contact with the accused, he said the investigation was underway.
The police have seized one mobile phone, two SIM cards, and Rs 10,000 in cash from the accused, he said.
Kumar said that raids were being conducted to arrest other members of the racket.
