Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- The Chandigarh Police have arrested a couple for allegedly duping hundreds of people of nearly Rs.4 crore on the pretext of sending them abroad. The accused, identified as 25-year-old Anubhav Garg and his 19-year-old wife Akanksha, were arrested from Patiala after multiple raids by police teams from Sector-17.

According to officials, the duo operated immigration firms under different names-World Walk Immigration, Asian Man Power, and White Horse-from Sector-17. Police said that at least 15 FIRs have been registered against them while over 200 complaints are still pending.

The accused had been living in a rented accommodation in Ghuman Nagar, Patiala, where they went into hiding after shutting down their offices i...