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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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