Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Nov 28: The city crime branch (CCB) police here have arrested a man of Kundapur origin on charges of cheating several people to the tune of crores of rupees on the pretext of providing employment.

The arrested accused has been identified as Raghava alias Raghavendra (39), a native of Basrur, Kundapur.

Sources said that Raghava used to pose as a senior officer of the central survey department to swindle crores from unsuspecting people by making false promises of providing employment.

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CCB police said that several documents and possessions were confiscated from the accused, who was residing at J P Nagar in the city.

Ten years ago, Raghava used to work as a private surveyor in Kundapur. Then he shifted his base to Bengaluru and opened his own office at J P Nagar and used to work as a private surveyor. Now it is accused that he has duped many people on the pretext of working as a central government officer.