An individual has been arrested from Andhra Pradesh for making an attempt to extort cash by way of WhatsApp by posing as a Lokayukta officer. Police gave this info.
In accordance with a press launch issued by the Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Dhananjay Reddy Thota (31) allegedly impersonating a Lokayukta officer and known as Panchayat officer Purushottam.
In accordance with the discharge, Thota demanded cash from Purushottam to settle an alleged corruption case. Changing into suspicious in regards to the individual making the decision, Purushottam knowledgeable the authorities, following which an investigation was launched.
It was advised that it was discovered from the place Thota had made the decision, after which the police reached Andhra Pradesh and Thota was arrested from there on Saturday.
Ullal metropolis police in Karnataka are investigating Thota’s involvement in different comparable circumstances. Thota was despatched to police custody and the matter is being investigated.
