Man takes 'Bangkok trip' after duping women of govt jobs

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 53-year-old man who was accused of cheating women job-seekers has been arrested by the city police. The accused was identified by the police as Mohan Kumar.

It was alleged that he had cheated several women from various districts in the state by taking money from them, promising them First Division Assistant (FDA) and Second Division Assistant (SDA) government jobs.

An FIR was registered recently at the Vidhana Soudha Police station based on a complaint filed by one of the victims of the fraud. The victim had alleged that Mohan Kumar took Rs 2,50,000 in multiple installments from her.

He had allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh from the woman to get her a government job. The accused had claimed that he worked as a security officer at Vidhana Soudha.

The victim stated that Kumar took her to Vidhana Soudha on April 15, after checking the woman’s degree certificate. He promised to get her a job and allegedly told her that she could pay the remaining Rs 7.5 lakh after she receives an appointment letter in August.

Later, when Kumar allegedly stopped answering calls and changed his phone number, the woman realised that she has been duped. The Vidhana Soudha Police, who had launched a search for Kumar, received information that he had left for Bangkok.

After few days the police got further information that the accused will soon be returning to the city. On Thursday, the police arrested Kumar from the Kempegowda International Airport when he returned from Bangkok.