India, July 7 -- A gang of 21 people -15 men and six women- have been arrested over the past five days for allegedly defrauding men after taking them on dates. The accused, with the help of hotel staff, produced fake bills and duped men, said a police officer.

The 26-year-old complainant, who works in a loan recovery firm in Andheri, told the police that he matched with a woman named Disha Sharma on a dating app and went on a date with her to a hotel in Borivali. After their dinner, the waiter presented a bill of Rs.35,000 for the food and hookah that they had ordered, said a police officer. The complainant was taken aback seeing such a high amount in the bill and called the police suspecting foul play.

The bill was then reduced to Rs.3...