Mysore/Mysuru: Devaraja Police have registered a case against a City Armed Reserve (CAR) Police Constable for allegedly cheating a businessman to the tune of lakhs of rupees.
The Constable on the pretext of releasing his pledged gold, had taken Rs. 3,60,000 from the businessman with a promise of returning the money after selling the gold for higher price but failed to return the same.
While the accused Constable is B.V. Mahadevu, the businessman who was reportedly cheated is R.S. Rajesh, a resident of Narayana Shastry Road in city.
Rajesh knew Constable Mahadeva since about eight years and on Apr. 13 at about 3 pm, Mahadeva, who met Rajesh at the latter’s office told him that he had pledged his 29.90 grams gold ornaments at a private gold loan company and he (Mahadeva) required Rs. 3.60 lakh to release the pledged gold.
Mahadeva also told Rajesh that as he needed more money, he would sell the gold for more than the pledged amount, give him the money he had taken and keep the rest.
Believing Mahadeva, Rajesh tried to deposit the money to Mahadevu’s account through the SBI cash deposit machine at Hootagalli at about 4 pm, but as there was an issue with the main server, he could not deposit the cash. Later, when a man came to the same ATM kiosk to withdraw money, Rajesh requested him that he would give the cash and asked him to transfer the money through PhonePe. The man agreed and transferred Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 70,000 from two bank accounts.
Later, Rajesh went to the SBI ATM kiosk at Vijayanagar 4th Stage at about 4.45 pm and deposited Rs. 1,86,500 to Mahadevu’s account. He could not deposit the remaining amount as issues with the server again cropped up. Rajesh then gave Rs. 3,500 cash to Mahadevu and told him to collect the remaining money in his Office. At about 5.43 pm, Rajesh gave Rs. 60,000 cash to Mahadevu, which other people witnessed it.
Meanwhile, the time limit at the private gold loan company had expired and Mahadevu gave Rajesh the original receipt of the loan he had taken and asked Rajesh to come to the private gold loan company on Apr. 14 at 11 am.
On the said date and time, Rajesh went to the gold loan company and waited for Mahadevu for a long time. As Mahadevu did not come, Rajesh called him over the phone, but both the numbers of Mahadevu were switched off.
Assuming that Mahadevu would come to his office and return the money, Rajesh came to his office and waited for Mahadevu but in vain. He then went near Mahadevu’s house and enquired about him during which he came to know that Mahadevu had cheated many people in the same manner and Mahadevu’s family members told Rajesh that he (Mahadevu) had not come home for 15 days.
Rajesh then approached Devaraja Police and lodged a complaint.
Based on the complaint, Devaraja Police who have registered a case are investigating.
This post was published on April 24, 2026 5:47 pm