Kannada actress Maria Susairaj held for 'duping' Haj pilgrims

October 08, 2015 22:05

Kannada actress Maria Sausage, who served jail term in Mumbai's high-profile Neeraj Grover murder case, was today arrested by city police for allegedly duping Haj pilgrims to the tune of Rs 2.68 crore in Vadodara.

Maria had earlier filed for anticipatory bail with Gujarat High Court, but her plea was rejected yesterday. The 35-year-old actress was arrested from her residence at Mysuru, Karnataka and process has been initiated to hand her over to Vadodara Police, according to an Ahmedabad Crime Branch press release.

Maria, along with her business partner Paromita Chakravarti, a resident of Mumbai who is absconding, opened an air ticket booking agency under the banner of Parapan Group in Vadodara a few months ago, it said.

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