CCB raids Nitesh Shetty’s real estate firm accused of cheating 50 customers of Rs 120-cr

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April 5, 2019

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Nitesh Estates Limited, a real estate company, is in the dock for allegedly duping as many as 50 customers of Rs 120 crore after promising delivery of villas and residential apartments. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has raided the company’s corporate office on M.G. Road.

The raids were the fallout of a series of complaints of cheating by the firm’s chairperson and managing director Nitesh Shetty and the firm’s executive director Vaidyanathan L S.

Sources in the Bengaluru police revealed that several people had filed cheating complaints against the proprietors of the firm at the Halasuru police station. With several others also filing complaints on similar grounds, City Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar had ordered the transfer of the case to CCB a few days ago.

Confirming the raids on the Nitesh Estates’ office, the police commissioner said: “The CCB team had raided the office and seized documents pertaining to the firm’s various projects. We are further examining the documents as part of the investigation.”

According to the complaints, several people had invested in the firm to purchase villas and flats promoted by the company. “We have not made any arrests in the case yet as we are verifying the documents and other evidence to establish a link as alleged by the complainants,” Kumar added.

Chaitanya Shiroor, a resident of Jakkur, had alleged in her complaint that the firm had promised villas as part of its projects at Yelahanka and mopped up Rs 120 crore from over 50 people. However, the firm failed to deliver on its promise, her complaint stated.

Similarly, another resident from Kadugodi, Mahesh M S, complained that he had paid Rs 3.52 crore for a villa between 2014 and 2016.

“Nitesh Shetty and Vaidyanathan had promised to hand over a flat by 2014 and even five years after the agreement, they have not given me a flat,” alleged yet another investor from Vidyaranyapura, Nandakumar P T.

Clarifying on the charges by several investors, a Nitesh Estates spokesperson said: “An FIR against the company is frivolous. The company is settling the matter and will be making payments to the parties concerned soon.” The spokesperson has also clarified that Nitesh Estates has also filed counter-complaints against those who had protested in front of the office in Halasuru.

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Hyderabad Man held for forging Sudha Murty's signature

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March 16,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 16: A 23-year-old mobile app developer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly forging the signature of Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty to rope in Telugu actor Vijay Devarakonda as an app’s ambassador.

The arrest of Laveti Sai Krishna alias Krishna ML, a resident of Hyderabad, comes a year after the case was registered. Jayanagar police registered a case against Krishna on February 26, 2019 based on a complaint filed by Lt Col (retd) M Ramesh, representative of Infosys Foundation. The complaint was filed after the forged letter didn’t reach Devarakonda and came back to Infosys Foundation instead.

App developer is a B.Pharma holder

“We conducted an investigation and traced the app designer. We caught him and based on information provided by him, we learnt that Krishna was the brain behind the forged signature,” a senior police officer said.

Krishna confessed that he developed a mobile app — ‘Offer nearby’ — and planned to launch it in a big way. He wanted Telugu actor Vijay Devarakonda to be the app’s brand ambassador and tried contacting him. Krishna, however, was unable to meet Vijay.

Krishna then thought he could easily reach the actor if he sent a recommendation letter in the name of Sudha Murty.

“He forged the letterhead of Infosys Foundation and Sudha Murty’s signature. We are verifying his antecedents to know if he committed any other offence earlier,” said Rohini Sepat-Katoch, DCP (south). Rohini said Krishna is a B.Pharma holder and worked with an advertisement firm. Later, he planned to develop an app that provides details of offers for retail customers. He floated Laveti Technologies, and with help from a friend, developed ‘Offer nearby’.

As per the complaint, Krishna created a fake letterhead in the name of Sudha Murty and wrote to Devarakonda, asking him to become the brand ambassador/ partner for his mobile app. Krishna sent it through SpeedPost mentioning the sender’s address as Infosys Foundation. Krishna’s game was up when the letter, which wasn’t delivered to Devarakonda, came back to Infosys Foundation.

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Social distancing norm goes for a toss at ASHA workers' meet organized by BJP MLA

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April 26,2020

Davanagere, Apr 26: Amid the national lockdown imposed by the Centre to check the spread of coronavirus, social distancing norms were flouted as BJP MLA from Honnali -- MP Renukacharya -- held a meeting of ASHA workers on Thursday.

The workers were present in large numbers and no distance of at least one metre between the workers was maintained during the meeting.

However, the workers were seen wearing masks at the meeting but violating the norms of social distancing.

Social distancing is one of the measures that can help people avoid contracting the highly contagious coronavirus.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka has a total of 489 positive COVID-19 cases of which, 153 patients have recovered and 18 patients have died due to the deadly virus.

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People in this Karnataka city boycott health survey mistaking it for NRC

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January 3,2020

Chamarajanagar, Jan 3: The residents of Galipura layout in Chamarajanagar city boycotted the annual Community Based Survey (CBS), conducted by the Health and Family Welfare department, mistaking it to be the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Majority of the residents in the layout belong to Muslim community. The people, who mistook CBS to the NRC survey, got into arguments with the Asha workers, who were given the responsibility of collecting information. They even tore the forms into pieces and vent their ire.

The Health Department conducts CBS every year in the urban areas and collects all details including Aadhaar number, residential address, details of family members, health problems and others.

Fifteen Asha workers were deputed for the survey in the layout. A few youths started questioning them alleging it to be an NRC survey and started arguing with them.
Tahsildar Mahesh, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr N C Ravi, with the help of Muslim leaders cleared the confusion. The community leaders assured of explaining it to the residents and extend cooperation to the survey.

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Its not the fault of the residents. Sanghis are planning to approach citizins disguised as health workers and else to get details of residents. such trouble makers should be noted and handed over to police. Police should arrest such fake people and put in jail. such fake people are trying to terrify poors and collect money assuring to help them. So, please be careful.