Bengaluru: The police have launched a hunt for a Davanagere man who is suspected of deceiving around 12 people amounting to Rs 1.6 Crore with the pretext of getting government work, including supporters of cures.
The defendant was Arun Kumar from Kundoo Village in Honnahalli Taluk, Davanagere.
One of his victims had filed a complaint to the police Vidhana Soudha, claiming the suspect raised money from his friends between January and September 2020 and then turned Incommunicado.
“Two of my friends – Lakshmappa Chandragiri and Chandrappa – want to be a sub-supervisor with the Excise Ministry.
Arun Kumar, Secretary with Jnanaaga Education Society in Kundour Village, met with us by saying that he was a member of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and had connections A good at the government.
Arun promised to get my friends work and said it would cost around Rs 70 lakh, “said the complainant HB Jayadeva, a 38-year-old contractor from Davanagere.
“Approve Arun’s offer, we transferred RS 15 Lakh to his bank account in January 2020.
In June, we transferred the other 20 lakh Rs.
Arun Lavanya’s wife and Brother Hanumantappa told us that he could even help my other friends get a job The government.
Trust them, about 10 friends I transferred RS 1.3 Crore to the account of Bank Arun.
Meanwhile, Arun invited us to Bengaluru and met us at the parking lot in MS Building, “said the complainant.
On September 2020, Arun was called Jayadeva to the city again and demanded more Rs 10 lakh.
“We grew suspicious and looked for time from him.
He showed us ‘promise’ in his name, said he was a KPSC member.
After some time, he gave us a letter appointment in Chandragiri and Chandrappa’s name, said they got a job under the supervisor, Executional Ministry.
We realized that the letters were fake and Arun had cheated us, “read complaints.