Two telemarketers were arrested on Monday for cheating a person of Rs 21 lakh. The accused gathered information from the insurance firm where they worked, and called some of the customers. They assured them huge returns through policies and took several lakh rupees from them.

The duo’s accomplice has also been arrested by Dongri police, who say the trio has cheated about 10 people. Senior Inspector S Dal, of Dongri police station, said, “We have arrested Amit Ray, (28), Tejbahadur Singh, (32), and Parvez Mukadam, (21) on the basis of a complaint given by Roshan Ali, a resident of Dongri.