Priest arrested for cheating childless couple of Rs 7.5 lakh

Ananth, who runs a private firm, and his wife Shamila from Iyyapanthangal met Jayakumar in 2010 when he was a priest in a church and told him they were childless despite medical treatment.

Published: 23rd December 2018 12:50 AM  |   Last Updated: 23rd December 2018 04:29 AM   |  A+A A-

HANDCUFF, ARREST

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By Express News Service

CHENNAI : Poonamallee police have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly cheating a childless couple of Rs 7.5 lakh in the pretext of helping them. 

Police identified him as Jayakumar (45) of Senneerkuppam. Ananth, who runs a private firm, and his wife Shamila from Iyyapanthangal met Jayakumar in 2010 when he was a priest in a church and told him they were childless despite medical treatment.

Jayakumar told them he will perform special prayers for them and received money in instalments to the tune of Rs 7.5 lakh.

Since the priest’s efforts did not bear fruit, the couple demanded the money back, but he allegedly refused, police said.

Jayakumar has been remanded.