Bengaluru: The Pulakesinagar police have arrested a woman for allegedly cheating an advocate of Rs 2 lakh by posing as a lawyer.
The police have identified the arrested woman as Kushbu Sharma (25) from Jaipur who has been staying in Bengaluru since April this year. The police said that Kushbu Sharma approached the victim, Sanketh Yenagi, and sought permission to become his junior. However, he refused to accept her application.
In his complaint to the police, Yenagi noted that a few days later, she called him saying she has office space in UB City building, which she was offering on lease. It was said the accused had collected Rs 2 lakh from Yenagi by promising to give her office at UB City on lease.
According to the police, the advocate took her to the High Court to complete the documentation work on October 28. “When he went inside, she left with his advocate’s gown and his suitcase. He lodged a police complaint. We tried tracking her using her phone, but it was switched off. On October 29, she called him apologising for leaving without informing him,” said a police officer. She claimed to have gone to Tirupati and suggested a meeting.
Yenagi called her to a coffee shop in Frazer Town, and also alerted the police. “Our personnel went to the shop in civilian clothes and nabbed her,” said the police officer.
The police believe that this was not her first offence. “It seems that she is named in cases in Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai and a few other places. In some places, she used to lure young men and steal their belongings,” the police officer said.
