Man arrested on charge of duping architect

  • | Wednesday | 19th July, 2017

The City Market police have arrested a 52-year-old man on charge of duping a city-based architect. Based on a complaint, the police tracked down Jagadish Shah from his house in Yelahanka and recovered 21 gold chains worth ? 9.4 lakh. According to the police, the accused, posing as a social activist running an NGO, approached Praveen Kumar, an architect in Chickpet, and purchased three gold chains from him worth ?1.08 lakh. The accused presented a cheque to the victim, which bounced due to insufficient funds. The police suspect that Shah could have cheated many more in the city.

more-in The City Market police have arrested a 52-year-old man on charge of duping a city-based architect. According to the police, the accused, posing as a social activist running an NGO, approached Praveen Kumar, an architect in Chickpet, and purchased three gold chains from him worth ?1.08 lakh. The accused presented a cheque to the victim, which bounced due to insufficient funds. Based on a complaint, the police tracked down Jagadish Shah from his house in Yelahanka and recovered 21 gold chains worth ? 9.4 lakh. The police suspect that Shah could have cheated many more in the city. Further investigations are on, a police official said.

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