Woman arrested on cheating charges

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, APRIL 7. A woman who allegedly cheated several persons to the tune of about Rs.50 lakhs on the pretext of arranging NRI funds for business was arrested by the City Crime Branch police today.

According to police, the woman was running an air hostess training institute and a charity trust at T.Nagar. She had befriended Ms.Usha Rani running a dance school at Pallikaranai near Tambaram.

She reportedly persuaded her to give upto Rs.15 lakhs over a period of six months on the pretext of arranging NRI funds. Following a complaint from Ms.Usha Rani, the police arrested her.

The DCP (Flower Bazaar) and CCB in-charge Mr.Shakeel Akhter said the police were in the process of getting complaints from the others who had been similarly cheated.

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