Bangalore couple scammed senior citizen, con man in police custody for deceiving 18 NGOs.
The Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Cyber Police arrested a Bangalore couple accused of misleading senior citizens with fake assurances of renewing lapsed insurance policies. Udaya B and his wife, Tirtha Gowda, formerly worked in insurance companies.
Operating out of a call centre situated in Indiranagar, they specifically aimed at senior citizens. B. Dayanand said, “The pair’s eight bank accounts, holding INR 1.8 crore, have been seized. The duo managed to defraud 290 individuals successfully.”
Con Man scammed 18 NGOs for disabled people
In another case of fraud, Prathap Simha, a con man is now in police custody for allegedly deceiving 18 NGOs in Bangalore and exploiting farmers in a scheme involving promised Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds and agricultural transactions.
Commissioner of Police, B. Dayanand said, “We have arrested Simha who was wanted across India in case of frauds, and he is under interrogation now.”
Simha is said to have promised CSR funds to 18 NGOs for disabled people in Peenya, obtaining advances from them. However, when the time came to fulfill his commitments, he reportedly failed to provide any funds, leaving the NGOs in a difficult financial situation. He scammed 18 NGOs of INR 50 Lakhs.
Simultaneously, the individual misled farmers by assuring them of a profitable market for their tender coconuts in North India. Taking advances from the farmers, he did not follow through on the promised transactions, resulting in financial losses for the victims, according to B. Dayanand.
This case was cracked by Central Crime Branch (CCB), who got a clue from a chartered accountant’s complaint from one of these NGO’s in Peenya.
This con man also scammed a senior citizen in Halasuru, “He built a good rapport with a senior citizen by meeting him in a park and luring him into buying a laptop, he told the senior citizen that he knows a company who sells laptop in cheaper rates and when the old man gave the money, the con man ran away with it.” said B. Dayanand.
Sushanth V.A, lawyer at Karnataka High court said, “IPC 420 should be applied in this case, this section applies when individuals deceive others for financial gain.” IPC 420 addresses offenses related to cheating fraud.
Commissioner B. Dayanand further urged continued vigilance, emphasizing the importance of swift legal action to address financial fraud and protect the interests of NGOs and the farming community.
Sushanth V.A added, “In this case of fraudulent activities affecting NGOs and farmers, it is important for the victims to collaborate closely with law enforcement. Documenting all transactions and communications is crucial for building a strong case.”
