Mumbai: Three persons, suspected to be thepart of an inter-state racket involved in duping people in name of bogus lottery prize, were today arrested from Kolkata in connection with a similar case here, police said.

The trio, identified as Irfan Ansari (32), Jafar Abbas Hasmullah Shaikh (22) and Arshad Sayyed Ali (19), had allegedly cheated a resident of suburban Worli of Rs 3.5 lakh in name of bogus lottery prize, they said.