Two men arrested in India over £70,000 'Aladdin's lamp' con

Laeek Khan alleges he was duped by pair who even pretended to conjure up a genie

Two men who allegedly duped a doctor into buying an Aladdin's lamp" for more than 70,000 - even conjuring up a fake genie - have been arrested in India, according to officials.

Laeek Khan approached police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh after he realised the lamp did not have any magical powers, as described in the popular folk tale about Aladdin and his wish-granting genie that appears when it is rubbed.