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Police have quizzed over 30 persons after finding their activities suspicious in past 17 days.” He told the police that he had duped 25 traders of precious stones worth crores of rupees, in a span of one-and-a-half months.“Though the Mumbai police have not sought any assistance from us about the Fichadia’s arrest but the Mela police will continue with its drive to nab miscreants,” Singh added.Over the last 14 days, the Mela Police have arrested a suspected serial killer and a thief who had allegedly robbed an NRI woman.Police are also looking for three more miscreants who have been allegedly accused of stealing dollars and valuables from three NRIs from sector number two of the Mela ground.“Sleuths from intelligence agencies have been assisting the Mela police to keep an close eye on unwanted elements. ALLAHABAD: Following Tuesday’s arrest of a Mumbai-based man who was found living as a seer at the Kumbh-2019 venue to dodge police after duping several diamond traders, Mela police deployed nine special crime branch teams to maintain strict vigil on camps and akharas.The teams will be compiling intelligence inputs and would be verifying the credentials of a persons whose activities they find suspicious.SSP (Kumbh) KP Singh, said, “Nine special teams have been deployed to keep an eye on persons staying at the camps of akharas.”Singh said that these teams will be coordinating with akharas and other religious, social and spiritual organisations for inputs.On January 29, Maharastra police nabbed a Mumbai-based man who had been accused of stealing diamonds and had been living as a seer at the Kumbh-2019 venue.The accused, Yatish Fichadia, is a resident of Kalyan area of Mumbai..