Mangalore: Bangalore man arrested for swindling Rs 3.5 lac from job aspirant

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)

Mangalore, Mar 12: Bunder police on Sunday March 10 arrested a man from Bangalore for swindling Rs 3.45 lac from a person here after luring him with a job.

The accused Nagaprakash (32) from Bangalore is said to have collected Rs 3.45 lac from Ravish Kini from Shirva with promise of a job in a software company.

The incident took place six months back and Ravish had filed a complaint on September 5.  In this regard, the accused from Bangalore was arrested from Kumsi in Shimoga district on March 10.

Having completed a course in computers, Ravish Kini was in search of job. He came across Nagaprakash who developed friendship with him over the internet and won his trust. Nagaprakash during their chat promised Ravish a job in a software company and asked him to send some money in return.

Believing to his words, Ravish passed on his bank account number along with those of his friends Chandan, Lokesh and his mother Rajalaxmi, from all of which Nagaprakash withdrew Rs 3.45 lac. The fraud came to light later when Nagaprakash went absconding with the money, said Ravish in his complaint.

Police who arrested the accused brought him to Manngalore for further investigation. On interrogatiion, it was learnt that he had cheated several people in a similar way.