26-yr-old school dropout woman cheats 150 people, caught by police

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November 6, 2016

Bengaluru, Nov 6: A 26-year-old woman, who is said to have conned at least 150 people in various parts of the country and has had several run-ins with the police, is now cooling her heels behind bars for cheating a city advocate.

Kushbu SharmaKushbu Sharma, a native of Jaipur in Rajasthan and a school dropout, used to pose as a Supreme Court lawyer, an IAS?officer, CEO of a well-known software firm, a top celebrity and at times as daughter of a politician to cheat her victims.

On Friday, the Pulakeshi Nagar police arrested her for cheating advocate Sanketh Yenagi. Kushbu met Sanketh and introduced herself as a lawyer practising in the Supreme Court and expressed her wish to join his firm, the police said. After learning that Sanketh was looking for a bigger office space, Kushbu offered to help him get an office on rent in UB City.

She had also told Sanketh that her father was a retired IAS officer and owned a share in UB City. Sanketh entered into an agreement with her and fixed the rent based on the percentage of profit he would earn from his work. On October 28, they completed the formalities and Sanketh paid her Rs 1.35 lakh, said the police.

A few days ago, Sanketh went to meet his associate in the court and asked Kushbu who accompanied him to wait in his car. When he returned after sometime, he found her missing with his coat which had a wallet containing Rs 25,000, an iPhone and a suitcase with documents. He tried calling her but her mobile was switched off. He went home and while surfing the internet, he checked on her and discovered that she was a career con woman.

He later lodged a complaint and informed the police about her past record.

“Meanwhile, the police who were tracking her mobile phone found that she was travelling near Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh. But they lost the signal as she switched off the mobile phone. While Sanketh received a call from Kushbu from another phone number, she told him she wanted more money to refurbish the office and asked him to meet her. She had not realised that Sanketh by now knew her past,” a senior police officer said.

Sanketh asked her to meet him near his office in Pulakeshinagar.

“On Friday evening, when she came to meet him, plainclothes men arrested her. She kicked up a ruckus claiming that she was from a well-known family and that they would land in the soup if they troubled her,” added the officer.

The police have recovered Rs 1.2 lakh from her.

Kushbu claimed that she lost her right hand in a train accident.

She was residing in a paying guest accommodation in Indiranagar and had told the PG?owner she was a lawyer.

She had obtained a fake degree certificate and spoke fluent English.

She used her attractive personality to cheat people in Mumbai, Pune, Rajasthan and other places, police said.

Recently, she was arrested by the Mumbai Police for cheating a man.

She was arrested by several state police, but she came out on bail and continued cheating people, said the police.

Kushbu

 

Comments

golibaje
 - 
Tuesday, 8 Nov 2016

what an idea sirji..

aharkul
 - 
Sunday, 6 Nov 2016

Mr. Jaleel yeah ha ha ha....

Mohan Ramdas
 - 
Sunday, 6 Nov 2016

:( with two hands we cant do anything here. and this woman with one hand duped 150 people.

Jaleel
 - 
Sunday, 6 Nov 2016

shame on peoples. she s actually brilliant she should be awarded bharatha rathna.

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Chikkamagaluru, Feb 21: Alleged Bharatiya Janata Party supporters threw stones at Amulya Leona’s father’s house at Gullagadde near Koppa on Thursday night, after she was charged for making objectionable remarks at a public programme in Bengaluru.

Amulya Leona’s father Wazi said that the incident, which left window panes and doors damaged, took place at around 7.30 p.m. “They are all BJP supporters. They were in a group. I have complained to the police with the names of a few who led the group,” he said.

Three policemen have been deployed at his house since Thursday night.

Amulya Leona, a B.A. student, was charged with sedition after she raised pro-Pakistan slogans at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Bengaluru.

Mr. Wazi, who owns a two-acre areca plantation and runs a poultry farm, said he condemned the statement made by his daughter and he would not make any attempts to get her bail. “Let the law take its course. I cannot approve of her statement,” he said.

He said he had cautioned his daughter against getting involved in protests. “I told her to complete studies first and later she could fight for poor people. But what she said yesterday is not acceptable. I don’t know what made her so. I hope a probe would bring out who prompted her to make such statements,” he said.

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Meanwhile, a video clip that went viral on Thursday night showed a group of Bajrang Dal activists compelling Mr. Wazi to shout ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. “I have no hesitation in raising ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans,” said Mr. Wazi, adding that his statement was taken forcibly. “I am a patriot. Many writers, activists and politicians have come to my place over the years,” he said.

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