A head constable, who stole Rs 10 lakh from a businessman in Karnataka’s Bengaluru metropolis within the identify of interrogation, has been arrested, police mentioned.
Mahendra Gowda, a head constable connected to the Chandra Format Police Station in Bengaluru, was arrested Thursday and additional investigations are underway. The sufferer within the case is Lingesh, an agriculturist and realtor.
In accordance with police sources, Lingesh had befriended one individual named Pradeep just lately. When Pradeep had referred to as Lingesh over the cellphone few days again, he mentioned that Rs 2,000 notes will likely be banned within the subsequent few days and considered one of his pals has a number of crores that are in Rs 2,000 denomination. Pradeep mentioned that his buddy is able to pay 10 per cent fee if somebody is prepared to change it with Rs 500 foreign money.
Lingesh, who believed it, mentioned that he was able to pay Rs 50 lakh in Rs 500 denomination for the change. Lingesh as deliberate got here to Bengaluru in his automobile on October 2 and was planning to change the foreign money at Digital Metropolis. Nevertheless, it didn’t occur there on account of quite a lot of public motion.
Lingesh and Pradeep then travelled to the Bangalore College campus and within the mid-way they went to Chandra Format to fulfill one other individual named Shyam Santosh, who was a part of the change of foreign money. Whereas these folks had been speaking close to their automobile, Mahendra who was on patrolling responsibility fell suspicious and checked their automobiles and came upon Rs 50 lakh. Mahendra questioned them on the spot and threatened to file a legal case in opposition to them. Later, he despatched them to the police station and seized the automobile the place the cash was mendacity. Mahendra then allegedly stole Rs 10 lakh from the automobile. Lingesh and Pradeep on returning came upon that Rs 10 lakh was lacking and filed a criticism with Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Laxman B. Nimbargi, who ordered an inquiry.
The probe revealed that Mahendra had stolen the cash. When Mahendra introduced the automobile to the police station, he introduced the cash contained in the station. In a really brief time, he took Rs 10 lakh from the bag and coated it with a paper and despatched it to his spouse. When police counted the money, it was Rs 40 lakh however Lingesh claimed that he was having Rs 50 lakh money. He additionally expressed suspicion on Mahendra.
The police later throughout its probe recovered Rs 10 lakh from Mahendra’s spouse, who was unaware about it.