Overview
- Kengeri police arrested 32-year-old civil engineer Vijesh B, also known as Vijay Raj Gowda, on January 19 following a complaint by a 29-year-old software engineer.
- An FIR was registered on January 6 under BNS provisions for cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and intimidation, with the case moved from Whitefield to Kengeri.
- Police records state roughly Rs 1.75 crore was collected through multiple bank accounts and only about Rs 22 lakh was returned.
- The complaint says the pair met on a matrimonial site in March 2024, the suspect claimed assets worth Rs 715 crore and a business called VRG Enterprises, and he cited an ED case and court papers to explain delays.
- Officers are examining possible roles of his wife, Soumya, and father, Boregowda, as the victim alleges she was coerced into loans and that friends and relatives were drawn into investments.