The Virar police arrested an occultist (tantrik) for allegedly performing black magic and duping a builder of Rs 45 lakh. The incident came to light after the family of the builder, who died last month, found a book that mentioned the tantrik  duping the builder of Rs 45 lakh on the pretext of performing pooja for the upcoming projects. 

The deceased builder identified as Chandradeeep Swami was a resident of Gopchar Pada at Virar East. The accused tantrik identified as Mohammad Sameer Abdul Shfur alias Sameer Kadri, 41, resided in the same area and shared a good rapport with the builder for many years.  The accused had told Swami that a baba aged 500-years, residing in the Himalayas will help perform a pooja that will make his business prosper.