Two arrested on cheating charges

Two arrested on cheating charges

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The Kadavanthra police on Saturday arrested two persons on the charge of cheating people by masquerading as members of the Pandalam royal family.The arrested are Santhosh Karunakaran and Gopalan. They

The Kadavanthra police on Saturday arrested two persons on the charge of cheating people by masquerading as members of the Pandalam royal family. The arrested are Santhosh Karunakaran and Gopalan. They allegedly claimed to be suppliers of equipment to the US Army in Kuwait and owned hotels in Coimbatore and Kanyakumari, besides a farm spread over 2,600 acres at Nilgiri. They allegedly cheated a businessman running a company on Karshaka Road here by usurping a premium software worth ₹26 crore against an advance of a mere ₹15,000. They also allegedly recruited 20-odd workers of the company to their firm in Coimbatore and made them work without pay for months.
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