The Kurar police have arrested a man for cheating and practising black magic after he allegedly duped a local jeweller of Rs 7.5 lakh by claiming he could magically convert copper metal into rare antique coins worth crores.

The arrested accused has been identified as Suraj alias Tinku Namdev More. Three of his associates, including a self-proclaimed astrologer and a self-styled tantric, are absconding.