Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SS)

Udupi, May 4: A woman has been cheated of lakhs of rupees with a promise of getting her a job.

The victim Shalini was working as a collection executive in a private company at Mangaluru. She got acquainted with Nithin Kumar, a Kolar resident, who promised her of getting her a job in an American company as a floor manager.

Later, Shalini transferred in total Rs 33,65,801 to Nithin Kumar's account through PhonePe app and electronic fund transfer. Out of this total amount, Shalini had transferred Rs 22,63,999 from her account in Kundapura branch of Union Bank of India branch to Nithin Kumar's account at Koramangala branch of HDFC Bank and another Rs 5,85,500 and Rs 5,16,302 from her father K Narasimha Poojary's account in State Bank of India of Kundapura branch.

Udupi police station (file photo)

Shalini has filed a complaint with the police that Nithin had cheated her of the money and had neither given her the promised job nor returned the money paid by her and her father.

Udupi police have registered a case.