The Tiruvottiyur police on Saturday arrested two women for cheating an individual under the pretext of securing a house at the Urban Habitat Development Board.

A senior official of the city police said Manjula, 57, and her daughter Aruna, 32, of Korukkupet were members of the TVK party’s Adi-Dravidar Welfare wing. They took ₹7 lakh from Gnanaprakasam, a resident of S.K.T. Nagar Srinivasapuram in Tiruvottiyur, to get a house allotted through the Urban Habitat Housing.

However, the women failed to get a house allotted for Gnaprakasam and did not return the money either. The victim then approached the Madras High Court and got an order for arrest warrant of the two accused.

Based on the order, the Tiruvottiyur police registered a case, and arrested the Manjula and Aruna.

Published - August 08, 2026 07:04 pm IST