The Manpada police arrested a woman on Thursday for cheating her employer of Rs 15.87 lakh on the pretext of ridding his house of a bad spirit. They are looking for her accomplice, a tantrik.

Vasant Gangaram Samarth stays in a high profile society in Dombivli East. The 79-year-old’s wife died a couple of years ago and their son stays in Canada. Samarth had hired Priya alias Trishala to do the household work.