The Special Inquiry wing officials of the Central Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 43-year-old HR executive for allegedly cheating youth by offering them jobs in reputed companies.
The accused, Patnool Khalandar Khan, a resident of JP Nagar, has been arrested based on a complaint filed by one of the victims.
According to the police, the accused had come to Bengaluru last year in search of a job and joined a private company as an HR consultant.
He used to make fake assurances to unemployed youth approaching him, promising to get a job in MNCs and IT companies. The accused had cheated the complainant and taken ₹2.7 lakh after promising to accommodate her in an MNC.
The accused had allegedly cheated as many as eight people and taken ₹14.2 lakh in the last few months.
The officials have also booked two more accused identified as Veeresh and Inayath who are presently on the run.
Efforts are on to track down the accused, the police said. The police have recovered ₹1.5 lakh from him, and a probe is on to recover the rest of the money.
Published – May 14, 2025 11:49 pm IST