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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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
