Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur
Kundapur, Nov 19: Kota police have arrested one accused in connection with a multi-crore fraud reported at the Shiriyar Seva Cooperative Society’s Kavadi branch located in Sabarakatte.
The arrested accused has been identified as Suresh Bhat (38), a resident of Januvarakatte, Heggunje, who was serving as the in-charge manager of the Kavadi branch. Both Suresh Bhat and the branch’s junior clerk, Harish Kulal, had allegedly misappropriated Rs 1.70 crore from the society and later gone absconding. A case had been registered at the Kota police station.
A team led by Kota police sub-inspectors Praveen Kumar and Mantesh Jabhagoud, along with staff members Krishna Sheregar, Sridhar and Vijayendra, arrested the accused under the guidance of Udupi DySP Prabhu D T and Brahmavar circle inspector Gopikrishna. The other accused remains absconding, and search efforts are ongoing.