Central Crime Branch (CCB) recently arrested five men for allegedly duping a 47-year-old doctor from Kalaburagi of Rs 1.2 crore. They had promised to get a seat for his son in a medical college and later honey-trapped him when he demanded his money back. According to police, Nagaraj and Mallikarjun knew the doctor well and promised to get a medical seat for his son in the city college. 

"Nagaraj took over Rs 1.7 lakh from the doctor in February 2021 and paid the cash to the medical college to book the seat. Then, Nagaraj took Rs 66 lakh from the doctor, saying it was the first fee installment. The doctor discovered that Nagaraj had never paid the fee and in January 2022 demanded the latter return Rs 66 lakh. Nagaraj asked the doctor to meet him in a hotel room in Majestic to collect the money," stated a police source.

Accordingly, the doctor arrived at Majestic on the second week of May and checked into the hotel room booked by Nagaraj. Two men, posing as CCB police, came and threatened the doctor, accusing him of engaging sex workers. They demanded Rs 50 lakh from the doctor to not register a criminal case. The doctor pledged his property documents to take a loan of Rs 50 lakh and handed it over to the men," stated the officer.