A sorcerer has been arrested after he conned a woman into paying him Dh15,000 to rescue her marriage, Dubai Police said.
Lieutenant-Colonel Salah Juma Ba Osaiba, director of the Economic Crime Department, said an Arab woman filed a complaint that the man had deceived her and made her pay Dh15,000 to make her husband, who left her one week after their wedding, return to her.
The sorcerer asked for the money in installments and gave the woman some incense to burn. She realised that she had been conned when her health deteriorated after inhaling the incense.
The Economic Crime Department was informed and set up a team to catch the sorcerer red-handed.
The sorcerer was arrested in the Al Muraqqabat area within 24 hours of the complaint having been filed. He was charged with plotting to misappropriate other peoples' money using black magic.
The police raided his residence and found three mobiles used for communication with victims.
Dubai Police also discovered that many parents turned to him to ask him to help their children succeed in school and for the healing of diseases.
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