A case of cheating involving Rs60 lakhs has been registered with Saraswati Nagar Police Station here on Thursday.
The accused in case has been arrested who had duped the complainant in the name of getting her selected in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), police said.
Bhagya SG hailing from Bengaluru, Karnataka, presently living in Kota area has registered a case in this connection, informed Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) GP Mishra of Saraswati Nagar Police Station.
Accused Sudeep Kumar Verma who is an engineer by profession and lives in Singapore city township under the limits of Saraswati Nagar Police Station had allegedly cheated Bhagya SG of the mentioned amount.
“Bhagya is currently preparing for civil services and was not able to clear it in her last attempt. She came in contact with Verma who citing higher contacts in the corridor of power convinced her that he could get her selected in the IAS,” the ASI said.
About six months back, Bhagya SG deposited Rs60 lakhs in the Bank of Baroda account of the accused located in Mana branch in installments, the ASI told The Pioneer over phone.
After taking the amount, ASI said, Verma unnecessaril,y started to delay in fulfilling his promise. later on, he demanded an additional Rs20 lakh for getting the work done. In the meantime, Bhagya realised that she was being cheated, who then reported the matter to Saraswati Nagar police.
The accused was arrested on Thursday afternoon, and was presented in a local court that has handed over Verma to Saraswati Nagar police on two-day police custody remand. The accused has spent considerable amount of money in purchasing home, car, visiting tourist destinations like Jammu, Goa and other works, police said.
Saraswati Nagar police has booked Verma under the Section 420 and 66(E) of IT Act and are investigating further into the incident.