Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi

Udupi, Sep 27: A shocking case of financial fraud has come to light where an individual was cheated of several lakh rupees under the pretext of a CNG gas dealership.

Tejaswini from Santhekatte applied for a CNG gas dealership on September 11 through the website petrolpumpdealership.co.in. On September 18, she received a phone call from a man named Mahesh Jain, who claimed to be from Adani Total Gas Limited and informed her that her application for the CNG gas dealership had been approved.

Mahesh Jain asked Tejaswini to submit supporting documents via email to Iw support@adanicng.com. On the same day, she received a copy of her application on her email ID, along with instructions to NEFT Rs. 49,500 to a Central Bank of India account number 5851213174. Following the instructions, Tejaswini made the NEFT transfer.

Later, another person, Rakesh Verma, called her and guided her through subsequent steps. Following his instructions, Tejaswini ended up transferring a total of Rs. 7,99,500 in installments to the account provided by the fraudsters.

The culprits convinced Tejaswini that they were officials of Adani Total Gas Limited and promised her a CNG gas dealership. However, the dealership was never provided, and she was defrauded of the entire amount.

A case has been registered at the Santhhekatte police station, and the authorities are investigating the incident.