Ludhiana, Sept. 2 -- The Jagraon police on Sunday have arrested three more accused for duping an elderly Canada-based NRI of Rs.6.14 crore in 2020. The now arrested accused have been identified as Raman Arora, a local BJP leader, his aides Charanjit Singh Sarna, and Manjit Singh. The trio was produced before a local court and sent to three-day police remand.

The case stems from a complaint filed by a 68-year-old NRI Baloura Singh, who was still grieving the loss of his wife in 2020, when he was allegdly duped and cheated of Rs.6.14 crore in a sophisticated racket involving promises of remarriage and lucrative land deals.

According to investigators, the gang first introduced the victim to a woman under the pretext of arranging his second...