Bengaluru, Sept 29: The police have arrested woman and her two male associates for allegedly cheating a city based politician of Rs 9.7 lakh after befriending him on social media.
On September 25, L Srinivas, a resident of Nagarabhavi, who claimed to be a JD(S) leader, filed a complaint with Jnanabharathi police, saying an unidentified woman had befriended him on Facebook and cheated him of the amount.
Acting swiftly, police arrested P Harini alias Swati alias Swati Gowda alias Khushi, 25, Ravi Pengappa, 40 and V Prakash, 39, all residents of Thigalarapalya on Andarahalli Main Road, northwest Bengaluru. Police recovered Rs 4.5 lakh cash, an autorickshaw and a mobile phone from the trio.
According to police, Harini and Srinivas became friends on Facebook in August. "Her first message was when she wished me on Varamahalakshmi festival and we quickly became friends. She told me that she wanted to start a dance class with investment of up to Rs 2 crore. Some days later, Harini told me her father had arranged for Rs 2 crore for a building where she would start the class. The same day, she called me again, saying she was falling short of Rs 3 lakh and requested me to lend her the amount. Believing her, I handed over Rs 2.7 lakh in cash to a man sent by Harini near a bus stand on Bangalore University campus. Some days later, Harini again demanded Rs 7 lakh from me and I handed over the amount to the same man at the same place. The same evening, her mobile phone was switched off and since then she has remained incommunicado," Srinivas said in his complaint.
"While Harini is the prime accused, the other two men helped her in hatching the plan and collecting money from the politician," police said.
Bengaluru, Feb 14: After the swearing-in of ten former JDS and Congress MLAs, political boundaries seem to have become more fluid, with little clarity on who is on whose side. When Honnali BJP MLA Renukacharya visited senior Congressman DK Shivakumar at the latter’s residence, many eyebrows were raised over the reason behind the meeting. There was speculation over why Renukacharya would be meeting a man who is, in all likelihood, slated to be the next KPCC president.
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If she continue to communicate with him, than may be no complaint till she stop.
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