India, July 27 -- A Mira Road-based advocate and his wife lost Rs.20 lakh to two tricksters who allegedly promised to double their money using black magic. The incident occurred on July 22, and the police traced the two accused and arrested them within 18 hours.

The main accused, Sachin Bharat Sharma alias Premsingh Sadhu Maharaj, 35, is a labour contractor in Karanjade hailing from Uttar Pradesh. His accomplice Jaideep Dinesh Pamecha, 25, is unemployed from Rajasthan who also resides in Karanjade. The crime detection unit of the CBD police station arrested the two from Panvel.

As per the complaint, the couple were made to check into a Belapur flat owned by an acquaintance of the accused. Sharma convinced them he had divine powers that ...