2 lawyers arrested for cheating woman of Rs 29.5 lakh

According to crime branch officials, the duo approached Nora Mary (51) claiming to run a business of buying property auctioned by banks. The accused Vijay Dhandapani (45) from Choolaimedu and Hemamalini (44) from Ayappakkam met Mary through a common friend in 2011 and promised her of huge returns if she invested in their firm Trend Setters which dealt with buying and selling of property from bank auctions. When Mary agreed, the accused took around Rs 29.5 lakh from her but when Mary did not receive any returns over the years, she approached the police. 

Later, a CCB team led by Jospin Lurdu Mary was formed and the lawyers were nabbed. During interrogation, they admitted to borrowing money from others to run their business, said sources. 

Officials from the CCB also said that several other cases had been registered against the accused in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016. They have been remanded in judicial custody.