The High Grounds police on Wednesday arrested three men who allegedly posed as Anti Corruption Bureau officials and extorted ₹10 lakh from a few Bangalore Development Authority engineers with the promise that no action would be taken against them. The police also arrested a BDA staffer, Chethan N., who introduced the conmen to the engineers and mediated the deal.
“The accused took advantage of the raids that the ACB had carried out against the BDA. Through their contact, Chethan, they approached the BDA officers and informed them that they had information on their disproportionate assets and underhand deals. They warned the engineers that they would be conducting raids against them, but expressed willingness to look the other way for ₹10 lakh,” said a senior police officer.
The con was uncovered by the real ACB officials during the course of their investigations on the BDA. They lodged a complaint with the jurisdictional High Grounds Police. The accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar, Praveen, and Manoj Kumar. Along with Chethan, the police arrested Praveen and Manoj Kumar for impersonation and extortion. “However, Vijay Kumar is on the run and we are tracking him down,” said the police.
