The police on Saturday arrested a young couple for allegedly cheating restaurants by making fake payments on online payment platforms in Vasai of Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said.

The couple had allegedly cheated a restaurant in Vasai by showing a fake online payment confirmation message to the staff, claiming to have paid the bill worth Rs 6,413 after a meal on June 23, senior inspector Kalyan Karpe of Vasai police station said.