The desire to dominate her husband and in-laws cost a housewife from Charkop Rs 20,000. After a three months long chase, the Charkop police arrested a pandit who cheated her, on the pretext of performing a pooja to help her control her kin.

The incident took place in the month of April this year. The 28-year-old woman came to know through a friend, that a particular pooja could help her dominate her kin. She met Lalchand Pandey, a resident of Wadala, who agreed to do the ritual for her for Rs 20,000. His accomplice is at large.