Three individuals were arrested in Kuttikattoor in Kozhikode district of Kerala for allegedly orchestrating a fake theft to defraud nearly Rs 40 lakh from the father-in-law of the primary suspect, police said on Sunday. The accused were identified as PM Rahees, Sajid alias Shaji, and Jamshid, news agency PTI reported.

The case was cracked following a two-day investigation by a special squad that analysed CCTV footage from multiple locations.