Fake IAS Officer Arrested in Bengaluru for Cheating Chemist of Rs 41 Lakh
Bengaluru police have arrested a man identified as Mithun, a native of Chikkamagaluru, for allegedly defrauding a medical store owner of Rs 41 lakh by impersonating an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. The accused, who claimed to be a 2023-batch IAS officer associated with the National Health Mission, promised to secure a government medicine supply contract worth Rs 1.8 crore for primary health centres in exchange for a 20 per cent commission. The victim, Satish G R of Shreyas Medicals, paid Rs 36 lakh in cash and transferred Rs 5 lakh online after being introduced to the accused by a district surgeon. Suspicion arose when the promised order failed to materialize, leading the victim to verify Mithun’s credentials and discover the fraud. The accused had previously conducted meetings at government hospitals to establish credibility and allegedly misused the name of a deputy commissioner of police. Police suspect he may have targeted other individuals in the healthcare sector using similar tactics. A notice has been issued to the district surgeon involved in the introduction, and investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the fraud.
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Fake IAS Officer Arrested in Bengaluru for Cheating Chemist of Rs 41 Lakh
Bengaluru police have arrested a man identified as Mithun, a native of Chikkamagaluru, for allegedly defrauding a medical store owner of Rs 41 lakh by impersonating an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. The accused, who claimed to be a 2023-batch IAS officer associated with the National Health Mission, promised to secure a government medicine supply contract worth Rs 1.8 crore for primary health centres in exchange for a 20 per cent commission. The victim, Satish G R of Shreyas Medicals, paid Rs 36 lakh in cash and transferred Rs 5 lakh online after being introduced to the accused by a district surgeon. Suspicion arose when the promised order failed to materialize, leading the victim to verify Mithun’s credentials and discover the fraud. The accused had previously conducted meetings at government hospitals to establish credibility and allegedly misused the name of a deputy commissioner of police. Police suspect he may have targeted other individuals in the healthcare sector using similar tactics. A notice has been issued to the district surgeon involved in the introduction, and investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the fraud.
The Indian Express