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Small Screen Actor Arrested for Rs 40 Lakh Marriage Fraud
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News18•28-09-2026, 22:11
Small Screen Actor Arrested for Rs 40 Lakh Marriage Fraud
- •Small screen actor Saravanan, 39, from Virugambakkam, Chennai, was arrested.
- •He is accused of defrauding a 29-year-old female lawyer of Rs 40 lakh under the pretext of marriage.
- •Saravanan, already married with two children, was in a live-in relationship with the lawyer since 2023.
- •The victim filed a complaint after Saravanan stopped communicating and refused to return the money.
- •Police arrested Saravanan following the complaint filed at Virugambakkam Women's Police Station.
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The television serial actor Saravanan was arrested by the Virugambakkam Women's Police Station after a 29-year-old female lawyer filed a complaint accusing him of cheating her out of Rs 40 lakh under the false promise of marriage.
The suspect, Saravanan, and the female lawyer had been living together in a live-in relationship since 2023 after he befriended her and promised to marry her.
While living with the victim, Saravanan maintained an extramarital affair and had two children, a fact known to the lawyer who continued the association due to his marriage promises. During this period, he collected up to Rs 40 lakh in various installments before eventually cutting off contact and refusing to return the money.
