4 months ago
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Theni constabulary person booked a erstwhile District Public Relations Officer (PRO) and his woman for allegedly defrauding the nationalist of ₹74 lakh by promising authorities jobs.
According to the police, the complainant M. Santhi, 48, a autochthonal of Theni district, was introduced to past Theni PRO R. Shanmugasundaram done an intermediary named Davamani successful 2021.
Mr. Shanmugasundaram allegedly claimed that his adjacent ties with high-ranking officials and politicians would alteration him to unafraid an Assistant Public Relations Officer (APRO) presumption for Ms. Santhi’s lad successful speech for a currency payment.
Acting connected the assurances, the complainant paid a full of ₹50 lakh to Shanmugasundaram and his wife, S. Shenbagavalli, successful aggregate instalments betwixt September 9 and November 10, 2021.
However, arsenic the couple failed to secure the promised occupation and continued to connection excuses for the delay, Ms. Santhi began her ain inquiries. Through assorted sources, she yet discovered that the mates had allegedly defrauded respective others utilizing akin tactics
The probe further revealed that the mates had allegedly collected an additional ₹24 lakh from different victims, including ₹4 lakh each from Chellathambi, Pavithra, and Muthupandi, and ₹12 lakh from Palanikumar.
Following the ailment lodged by Ms. Santhi, Theni District Crime Branch registered a lawsuit against the erstwhile PRO and his woman nether sections relating to cheating and transgression breach of trust.
