Cheating case traced within 24 hrs by Hiriyadka Police

On 30/05/07 at about 12:00 Noon 3 unknown persons claiming themselves as Asst. Commissioner and Inspectors of Income Tax entered the house of one Mr. Bhaskar Acharya, Proprietor, Deepa Jewellers of Perdoor with a search warrant in a letter head of Income Tax Department, asking all the inmates to sit in the hall and searched the entire house. By drewing Mahazar and seized the golden ornaments in all about 1 KG. And also they demanded 4 Lakh as bribe for which the complainant handed over Rs. 50,000/-. Later on the accused persons left the house with the booty. Later on the complainant got suspicious about the behaviour of the raid party and on confirmation with the Income Tax Department, Udupi came to know that he had been cheated and lodged a complaint in Hiriyadka PS. In the meantime PSI Hiriyadka and staff visited the spot and found that the complaint’s daughter had taken photographs of the accused persons and also came to know that the accused had come in a car bearing registration No. KA 02 MA 456. Special police team for investigation was set up. Each and every lodges in and around Udupi were searched and it was found that the accused had stayed in Karavali lodge in Udupi by furnishing the address as P.T.Sathish, Contractor, Kushalnagar and the vehicle used by them was Ford Icon with No. KA 02 MA 4566. and by around 7 PM they had already vacated the lodge. Immediately Police team headed by PSI Hiriyadka started towards Kushalnagar of Kodagu district. On 01/06/2007 morning the team could locate P.T. Sathish and Shailaja and arrested them with the entire one KG gold ornaments and a cash of Rs. 20,000/-. Based on their information another team was sent to Bangalore to trace the other accused Raghuram. The team took the accused into custody along with the vehicle KA 02 MA 4566. Rs. 30,000/- cash was seized from him. Another accused Sureshbabu of Kushalnagar is absconding. On enquiry it was found that the complainant Bhaskara Acharya was not in terms with his younger brother Dayananda Acharya over division of ancestral property. Dayananda Acharya somehow wanted to trouble his elder brother. He with the help of his co-brother Sureshbabu residing in Kushalnagar hatched a plan with other accused and has committed the offence of cheating.