Conman caught by the conned

The accused is Balaji Rao of Munireddypalya. The police said Rao was on the con job for the last four months. He collected money from unemployed people assuring them jobs in Bangalore. He had even given fake offer letters in the letterhead of a fictitious firm - Karnataka Corporation Finance Limited.

However, when the aspirants went to report for duty, they realised that they had been duped. When asked to repay their money, he evaded them, added the police. On Wednesday evening, some victims spotted him promising a job to an unemployed youth and trying to collect money from him. With the help of some people, they nabbed him and turned him over to the police..