<p>A local news channel reporter has been arrested for allegedly cheating Rs 8.5 lakh to a police sub-inspector working with District Crime Branch (DCB) in the name of Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police Simi Mariam George.</p>.<p>The police gave the name of the arrested as Kasim Patel (30), the reporter of Janashakti news channel. In a complaint lodged on Thursday, PSI Manjunath Hugar said the arrested befriended him when he was working in Jewargi police station.</p>.<p>Kasim has shown the photos of his family members posing with the politicians and higher officials and made him to believe that he will get problems solved if you have.</p>.<p>The arrested also gave a mobile number-74114-47060 to the PSI and told him not to share this number to anybody as it is the SP's personal number. "You should not give a call on this number and instead should drop a message in Whatsapp," he said.</p>.<p>Kasim has also kept the SP's photo as display photo (DP). The arrested has sent a Whatsapp message from 74114-47060 to 94821-15117 that money is required urgently.</p>.<p>Hence, the PSI sent Rs 2,50,000 first and Rs six lakh later with his friend. The PSI received a WhatsApp call on February 3 in the evening and grew suspicious as he heard a woman speaking Urdu mixed Hindi language, the complaint stated.</p>.<p>Manjunath met the superintendent of police on Friday and informed her about the incident. The SP clarified she doesn't have such mobile number and has not messaged anything.</p>.<p>Police Commissioner N Sateesh Kumar said the police arrested Kasim near Chigarahalli Cross in Jewargi taluk on Friday and a complaint has been registered under column 419,420 of Indian Penal Code.</p>
<p>A local news channel reporter has been arrested for allegedly cheating Rs 8.5 lakh to a police sub-inspector working with District Crime Branch (DCB) in the name of Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police Simi Mariam George.</p>.<p>The police gave the name of the arrested as Kasim Patel (30), the reporter of Janashakti news channel. In a complaint lodged on Thursday, PSI Manjunath Hugar said the arrested befriended him when he was working in Jewargi police station.</p>.<p>Kasim has shown the photos of his family members posing with the politicians and higher officials and made him to believe that he will get problems solved if you have.</p>.<p>The arrested also gave a mobile number-74114-47060 to the PSI and told him not to share this number to anybody as it is the SP's personal number. "You should not give a call on this number and instead should drop a message in Whatsapp," he said.</p>.<p>Kasim has also kept the SP's photo as display photo (DP). The arrested has sent a Whatsapp message from 74114-47060 to 94821-15117 that money is required urgently.</p>.<p>Hence, the PSI sent Rs 2,50,000 first and Rs six lakh later with his friend. The PSI received a WhatsApp call on February 3 in the evening and grew suspicious as he heard a woman speaking Urdu mixed Hindi language, the complaint stated.</p>.<p>Manjunath met the superintendent of police on Friday and informed her about the incident. The SP clarified she doesn't have such mobile number and has not messaged anything.</p>.<p>Police Commissioner N Sateesh Kumar said the police arrested Kasim near Chigarahalli Cross in Jewargi taluk on Friday and a complaint has been registered under column 419,420 of Indian Penal Code.</p>
