CHENNAI: The city police's west zone cyber crime wing has arrested three persons, including a godman and his accomplices, for working in cahoots with cyber fraudsters.

KS Valavan (49), who called himself 'Athmayogi Yogananda Guruji', was at the centre of the cyber scam, which lured people into pouring money into his trust 'Arappani Aanmeega Arakkattalai'. The trust's bank account was, in turn, used by cyber scammers on a commission basis.

Valavan had claimed in several YouTube interviews that his trust helps in 'Asthi Visarjan' (immersion of ashes) of over 2,000 deceased in Varanasi, among other services.

The arrests were made following the complaint from a 70-year-old city resident who was lured into a 'wealth creation' group on WhatsApp, advertised on Facebook.

Between September 30

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