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The Central part cyber transgression constabulary are connected the lookout for a antheral who, posing arsenic a BBMP gross officer, allegedly duped a antheral of ₹1.15 lakh promising a taxi nether a strategy of the authorities of Karnataka.
Based connected a ailment filed by Sandeep Kamalnath from Seshadripuram successful Bengaluru, constabulary registered a lawsuit of cheating and nether assorted sections of the IT Act connected November 15.
According to the complainant, the accused approached him connected telephone connected October 18, introduced himself ‘Punith Gowda, Revenue Officer from the payment section of the BBMP’.
He informed that the authorities is sanctioning taxis for unemployed persons nether Sarathi strategy and 1 specified taxi was sanctioned but could not beryllium delivered since the beneficiary failed to wage the required amount. He asked whether Sandeep would beryllium funny to ain the taxi aft paying the amount.
Sandeep readily agreed. He transferred ₹25,000 online arsenic registration interest to the relationship fig mentioned by Punith Gowda.
The accused asked immoderate documents from Sandeep to marque him judge that the process of registration had started. In the meantime, helium messaged Sandeep to wage the insurance, transportation and different fees.
After the wealth was transferred online by scanning a QR code, the accused switched disconnected his phone.
After repeated attempts to interaction him, Sandeep approached the police.
