Jammu: A man has been arrested by the police for allegedly luring people here to take part in an online lottery.

During patrolling, a police party arrested the accused at Bagh-e-Bahu here last evening while he was luring people to take part in the online lottery, a police official said today.

During the search of the accused, three paper slips in which coded numbers were written, two mobile phones and Rs 7,500 in cash were recovered from his possession, the official said.

He was booked and later produced in court by the police.