India, May 23 -- Two people have been arrested from Punjab for allegedly running an online spiritual remedy racket and duping people of their money in the name of resolving problems through special rituals and remedies, police said on Friday.

The accused were identified as a 21-year-old with a mechanic diploma and another of the same age with a graduate degree, both residents of Rajasthan. They had allegedly created several fake social media accounts using fictitious names and photographs of women to trap emotionally vulnerable people and influence them, said deputy commissioner of police (central) Rohit Rajbir Singh.

"More than 2,000 people across the country were found interacting with the accused. Five smartphones containing fake pro...