Married man arrested for duping Bengaluru techie of ₹1.53 crore in matrimonial fraud
Bengaluru: Kengeri Police have arrested a 32-year-old married civil engineer for allegedly cheating a woman software engineer of ₹1.53 crore under the pretext of marriage, officials said.
The accused has been identified as Vijesh B, alias Vijay Raj Gowda, a resident of Kengeri and a native of Tumakuru, The New Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
According to police, the 29-year-old victim met the accused on a matrimonial website in 2024. He claimed to be running multiple businesses in the city and reportedly told her that he owned assets worth ₹715 crore in Bengaluru. He persuaded her to invest in a joint business venture, through which he allegedly collected ₹1.53 crore from her in phases, while also promising to marry her.
He claimed that cases had been registered against him following Enforcement Directorate raids and that his bank accounts had been frozen. To support his claims, he allegedly showed her forged court documents, police said.
Police said Vijay Raj later took the victim to his house to introduce her to his family members, during which he introduced his wife as his sister. The victim later discovered that the woman was his wife and that he also had a child.
When the victim demanded the return of her money, the accused allegedly repaid ₹22 lakh but threatened to kill her and her friends if she continued to press for the remaining amount, police said.
Based on the complaint, Kengeri police registered a case and arrested the accused. Further investigation is under way.
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Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday night and urged him to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state in view of its growing administrative and security needs.
The two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders before the Telangana Police and other issues.
"During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the issue of Maoist surrenders and their rehabilitation. The chief minister informed Shah that significant improvements in policing have taken place in Telangana over the past two years," an official release here said.
Highlighting that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period, the chief minister said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules.
He requested the Union home minister to extend financial support from the central government for development works in the backward regions of the state.
Reddy also urged Shah to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state from 83 to 105 in line with the state's growing administrative and security needs, the statement said.
The first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review, due in 2021, was delayed and finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to the state, the chief minister informed Shah and requested that the third cadre review be conducted in 2026 as per the schedule.
Reddy explained that Telangana, like the rest of the country, is facing several modern challenges, including cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats.
He highlighted the reorganisation of the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri Police Commissionerates, the proposed formation of the Future City Commissionerate and the rapidly growing population in Hyderabad to underline the increasing administrative requirements of the state.
