Man from Bengaluru held on charges of promising quick solutions to problems
Mangaluru (PTI): A 32-year-old man was arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly cheating a person of over Rs 24 lakh by promising quick solutions to personal problems through rituals advertised on Instagram, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Vasudeva R, a resident of Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru and currently staying at Srinivasa Nagar in Sunkadakatte, was arrested on November 4, they said.
The case was registered at the Dakshina Kannada District Cyber Crime Police Station under the Information Technology Act and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, they said.
Police seized four mobile phones and Rs 20,300 in cash, valued in total at Rs 1,60,300, from him.
He was produced before a court on Wednesday and remanded to judicial custody, they added.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
