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A 32-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion that they were involved in two separate series of unfulfilled hotel room bookings.

Should it be "on suspicion of being involved in" instead?

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Re: on suspicion of being involved in

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Yes, more idiomatic.
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