The Cyber Crime and Narcotics Control Police Station (CEN) in Kolar has arrested five individuals, including government officials, on charges of financial fraud against the state government. The accused allegedly created fake documents to misappropriate funds from schemes under the Backward Classes Welfare Department’s Devaraj Urs Development Corporation and the Women and Child Development Department.
The arrested individuals are:
1. Kumar Naidu from Motakapalli village in KGF Taluk
2. Ganesh, former District Manager of Devaraj Urs Development Corporation
3. Shivananda Reddy, a staff member
4. Jyoti Lakshmi
5. Kuchappa, former manager of Vemagal Syndicate Bank
The fraud came to light when Sridevi, a resident of Belamaranahalli village in Narasapura Hobli, filed a complaint. The accused had created fake documents in her name, falsely claiming she was from the Kuruba community to obtain ₹5 lakh under the “Chaitanya Margin Money” scheme for sheep rearing. They also applied for a ₹3 lakh loan under the “Udyogini” scheme of the Women and Child Development Department, providing fake training certificates as part of their deception.
The investigation revealed that between 2018 and 2020, funds meant for genuine beneficiaries under both schemes were misused. Officials from the Backward Classes Department, the Women and Child Development Department, and bank officials were implicated in the scam, collaborating with middlemen to facilitate the fraud.
The arrested individuals have been remanded to judicial custody, and the investigation is ongoing. The operation was conducted under the guidance of SP Nikhil B., with Additional SPs C.R. Ravishankara and H.C. Jagadish overseeing the case, and led by CEN Police Station Inspector S.R. Jagadish. The SP has commended the team for their diligent work in uncovering this fraud.