Two men who had been absconding for the past seven months were arrested in connection with an alleged Rs 77 lakh fraud involving the sale of two flats in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

A Malad resident and his sister had lodged a complaint alleging they were duped of Rs 77.67 lakh after being promised two affordable flats in an SRA redevelopment project in the city, news agency PTI reported.