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The Kengeri constabulary connected January 19 arrested a 32-year-old civilian technologist for allegedly cheating a bundle technologist of ₹1.53 crore by promising to wed her portion concealing the information that helium was already married.
The accused has been identified arsenic Vijesh B. alias Vijay Raj Gowda, a autochthonal of Kunigal successful Tumakuru district.
According to the police, the accused came successful interaction with the 29-year-old victim, a nonmigratory of Whitefield, done a matrimonial website successful March 2024. He allegedly projected himself arsenic a palmy businessman, claiming to ain “VRG Enterprises” and boasting of a idiosyncratic wealthiness of ₹715 crore.
To summation her trust, Vijesh reportedly introduced the pistillate to his father, Boregowda, and connected 1 juncture introduced his woman Soumya, falsely claiming that she was his sister.
He aboriginal told the unfortunate that his assets had been frozen owed to an alleged Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe and persuaded her to assistance him financially.
Police said the accused coerced the pistillate into availing loans and transferring wealth to him. In total, helium allegedly took ₹1.75 crore, of which lone ₹22 lakh was returned. When the unfortunate demanded repayment of the remaining amount, Vijesh allegedly threatened her.
The fraud came to airy erstwhile the pistillate visited the accused’s location and discovered that helium was joined to Soumya and had a child.
“He is joined and has a child. We are investigating whether his woman and father, who person been named successful the FIR, were besides progressive successful the offence. If their engagement is established, due ineligible enactment volition beryllium initiated,” an investigating serviceman said .
