Bengaluru: Journalist duped of Rs 55 lakh in job scam, five booked
Bengaluru: A 49-year-old journalist and author from Bengaluru was cheated of Rs 55 lakh over a period of 73 days by fraudsters who posed as recruiters offering lucrative job opportunities.
The cyber crime police have registered a case and are investigating the matter, according to a report by The Indian Express. The victim, a resident of Kasavanahalli, stated in his complaint that he had initially registered on Naukri.com, following which he received a call advising him to also sign up on the Indeed job portal. Believing it to be a legitimate process, he followed the instructions.
The fraudsters used spoofed mobile numbers and deceptive email IDs, including indeed1008@ybl.com, punkajs.indeed@gmail.com, and hr@indeedglobe.com, to convince the complainant of the authenticity of the process, the First Information Report (FIR) revealed, according to TIE. They also shared fake job IDs and designations, falsely claiming to represent reputed companies like Amazon.
Over the next two and a half months, the journalist transferred the amount to various bank accounts, believing he was paying for registration, processing fees, and Goods and Services Tax linked to the job offer. When no offer materialised and communication stopped, he realised he had been defrauded.
Based on the complaint, police have booked five suspects—Pankaj Singh, Karthick, Abhinav Arora, Ram Gopal Meena, and Bidappa—who are believed to be operating from Delhi and Haryana, added the report.
The case has been registered under Sections 66(c) (identity theft) and 66(d) (cheating by personation using a computer resource) of the Information Technology Act, along with Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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Governor’s speech row: CM Siddaramaiah cites “Vartha Bharathi” editorial in assembly
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday cited an editorial published in the Kannada daily Vartha Bharathi during the Assembly session. The Chief Minister was responding to a debate in the assembly held over the Governor's address to the joint session of both Houses of the State Legislature.
On January 22, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot declined to read the customary address prepared by the government and made a two-line address before walking out on the first day of the State legislature session, triggering a major political row.
After the House reconvened following the lunch break, Speaker U.T. Khader gave CM Siddaramaiah the opportunity to respond to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address. In his reply, the Chief Minister said the Governor left in haste without reading the full speech prepared by the government. He also pointed out that the Governor did not include the phrase “Jai Samvidhana” (Hail Constitution) and did not wait until the completion of the national anthem, stating that such conduct was inappropriate.
Referring to editorials published in various state dailies, the Chief Minister specifically cited Vartha Bharathi’s editorial dated January 23.
He said Governor Gehlot’s conduct during the January 22 session was not in keeping with the dignity of the constitutional office. Qouting the editorial the CM said, “the Governor appeared to act as though decisions and resolutions of the elected government required approval from him or the Central government, undermining the federal structure. Such actions violated the spirit of the Constitution and further fueled the already existing conflict between the Centre and the state."
Is Vartha Bharathi part of the government's cabinet? : V. Sunil Kumar
In the meantime, BJP MLA V. Sunil Kumar intervened the CM and questioned whether Vartha Bharathi was part of the government’s Cabinet.
Siddaramaiah responded saying, “no representatives of the newspaper were associated with the Congress party.”
Supporting the CM's statement and taking a jab at the BJP MLA, Minister Byrathi Suresh added, “None of Vartha Bharati’s representatives are there in our Cabinet. The editor of another newspaper was a member of your (BJP) party.”
