<p>Bengaluru: A deputy manager at the Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC) and her husband have been accused of cheating a TV and cable business owner of Rs 17 lakh.</p>.<p>The Basaveshwaranagar police are investigating the case filed by local resident Nagaraju P against Kavitha B and Hemanth Kumar M.</p>.<p>Nagaraju, a TV and cable operator in Manjunathanagar, claimed the couple borrowed the amount in two installments in 2021 to buy land.</p>.Kerala couple booked for chit fund fraud in Bengaluru.<p>The police said that Rs 12 lakh was transferred via NEFT to Hemanth’s bank account on November 19, 2021, after Kavitha allegedly raised concerns about a government inquiry if the money was sent to her account. The remaining Rs 5 lakh was paid in cash on December 28, 2021. On both occasions, on-demand promissory notes were provided as assurance.</p>.<p>Nagaraju said that Kavitha issued a cheque for Rs 17 lakh dated June 2, 2025, after repeated delays and excuses. The cheque bounced.</p>.<p>On June 4, when confronted, she allegedly admitted to stopping the payment, threatened the complainant and used abusive language, claiming connections with politicians and rowdies, the police added.</p>.<p>A case has been registered under sections 318 (cheating) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A probe is underway.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A deputy manager at the Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC) and her husband have been accused of cheating a TV and cable business owner of Rs 17 lakh.</p>.<p>The Basaveshwaranagar police are investigating the case filed by local resident Nagaraju P against Kavitha B and Hemanth Kumar M.</p>.<p>Nagaraju, a TV and cable operator in Manjunathanagar, claimed the couple borrowed the amount in two installments in 2021 to buy land.</p>.Kerala couple booked for chit fund fraud in Bengaluru.<p>The police said that Rs 12 lakh was transferred via NEFT to Hemanth’s bank account on November 19, 2021, after Kavitha allegedly raised concerns about a government inquiry if the money was sent to her account. The remaining Rs 5 lakh was paid in cash on December 28, 2021. On both occasions, on-demand promissory notes were provided as assurance.</p>.<p>Nagaraju said that Kavitha issued a cheque for Rs 17 lakh dated June 2, 2025, after repeated delays and excuses. The cheque bounced.</p>.<p>On June 4, when confronted, she allegedly admitted to stopping the payment, threatened the complainant and used abusive language, claiming connections with politicians and rowdies, the police added.</p>.<p>A case has been registered under sections 318 (cheating) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A probe is underway.</p>
