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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VHP slams Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge for 'money laundering' comment on RSS
Nagpur (PTI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday slammed Karnataka Congress minister Priyank Kharge for linking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to money laundering and asserted such statements were part of a strategy to insult patriotic organisations and defame patriots.
Kharge, while speaking at an event in Bengaluru on Sunday, cited the RSS' "network of more than 2,500 organisations, they are from America, England" to allege "these people are into money laundering".
Addressing a press conference here, VHP national organisational secretary Milind Parande said such statements will reduce the acceptance in society of those making them.
"They are trying to increase their credibility and trying to indulge in appeasement (with such remarks), both of which will not succeed. There are many forces and persons in India who have a problem with the awakening of Hindutva. They are coming up with such nonsense. Using such words and insulting patriotic organisations shows their intellectual bankruptcy," he said.
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"It will reduce their acceptance in society. What he (Kharge) said is absolutely false and even they know it. But they do it as a strategy to defame patriots. The people of Karnataka must think whether such people should be brought back to power. Hence, the VHP always asserts those who believe in the interests of Hindus must be in power at the Centre and in the states," Parande added.
Asked about the BNP winning polls in Bangladesh and whether it will improve the conditions of the Hindus there, Parande said it is expected that the community is protected irrespective of who is in power. So far, people there have been incapable of protecting Hindus, he said in reference to attacks on the community since the Sheikh Hasina government fell following an uprising in August 2024.
Asserting that most of the violence has been sponsored by political parties, Parande said, "The Hindu community is in a very dangerous situation in Bangladesh."
He also refused to comment on the face-off between the Uttar Pradesh government and Swami Avimukteshwaranand during Magh Mela festivities in Prayagraj. A controversy erupted on Mauni Amavasya morning at the Sangam Nose when police, citing heavy crowd pressure, allegedly stopped the seer from proceeding to the Sangam in a palanquin along with a large number of supporters.
The VHP as a practice does not give a statement on disputes between saints as it would not be appropriate, Parande said.
Without taking the name of Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, the VHP leader said it was surprising anyone from the state can make such a remark about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Congress leader has courted controversy by equating 18th Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan with the founder of the Maratha Empire.
On some persons sprinkling cow urine to purify a temple in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar following the visit of Muslim Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar in Sillod on Mahashivratri on Sunday, Parande said places of worship must be visited by those who have faith.
Without genuine sentiment, it becomes a mere political stunt, he said.
"Religion should never be exploited for political gain, as that insults faith," Parande said while not commenting on the 'purification' episode linked to the incident.
