<p>Posing as a BBMP revenue inspector, a conman has defrauded people by taking money under the guise of securing BBMP allotted sites.</p>.<p>In his police complaint, Suresh C, owner of Vinayaka Computers Store on MKK Road in Rajajinagar, said he became acquainted with a person named Dhananjaya in 2021 through his employee Ramu G, a computer engineer.</p>.<p>Dhananjaya claimed to be a revenue inspector at the BBMP head office. He told Suresh that it is difficult to get a site in the BDA and assured that he would get a site allotted in Kommaghatta for anything between Rs 50,000 and Rs 55,000. Dhananjaya also requested Suresh to refer him to friends and relatives interested in acquiring sites.</p>.<p>Suresh and his employees Ramu, Punith S, and Manoj U decided to purchase a total of nine sites.</p>.<p>They made digital payments totalling Rs 4.18 lakh between April 3 and April 26. Dhananjaya has switched off his mobile and is on the run, Suresh claimed in his complaint.</p>.<p>A senior officer said Suresh never met Dhananjaya in person during their two years of communication, which was solely conducted over the phone.</p>.<p>The address he provided turned out to be fake, and Dhananjaya’s phone is now barred for both incoming and outgoing calls.</p>.<p>The police are actively working to trace the conman, and a case of cheating has been registered at the Rajajinagar police station.</p>
<p>Posing as a BBMP revenue inspector, a conman has defrauded people by taking money under the guise of securing BBMP allotted sites.</p>.<p>In his police complaint, Suresh C, owner of Vinayaka Computers Store on MKK Road in Rajajinagar, said he became acquainted with a person named Dhananjaya in 2021 through his employee Ramu G, a computer engineer.</p>.<p>Dhananjaya claimed to be a revenue inspector at the BBMP head office. He told Suresh that it is difficult to get a site in the BDA and assured that he would get a site allotted in Kommaghatta for anything between Rs 50,000 and Rs 55,000. Dhananjaya also requested Suresh to refer him to friends and relatives interested in acquiring sites.</p>.<p>Suresh and his employees Ramu, Punith S, and Manoj U decided to purchase a total of nine sites.</p>.<p>They made digital payments totalling Rs 4.18 lakh between April 3 and April 26. Dhananjaya has switched off his mobile and is on the run, Suresh claimed in his complaint.</p>.<p>A senior officer said Suresh never met Dhananjaya in person during their two years of communication, which was solely conducted over the phone.</p>.<p>The address he provided turned out to be fake, and Dhananjaya’s phone is now barred for both incoming and outgoing calls.</p>.<p>The police are actively working to trace the conman, and a case of cheating has been registered at the Rajajinagar police station.</p>