Bengaluru Police has arrested a priest for his alleged involvement in the scam of Rs 5 lakh in the name of philanthropist Sudha Murty, according to various media reports. The 34-years-old priest falsely used the name of Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation chairperson, and promised her presence as a chief guest at an event of Kannada Koota in California.
The event came into light when posters of the event were circulated and a FIR was registered into a cybercrime branch of Jayanagar police against Arun Kumar, priest, and associated people. As per the reports, the author had refused the invitation of the event on April from the group but a woman posed as her assistant accepted the invitation and assured Sudha Murty’s presence.
It is not the first time Kumar had tried to misuse Murty’s name to fraud people but previously two women were arrested in two separate cases which later found out to be Kumar’s hand behind these scams. They were arrested as a result of a report made by Mamata Sanjay, Murty’s executive assistant. Shruti and Lavanya were named as the defendants.
In the second instance, a different woman fabricated an event called “Meet & Greet with Dr. Sudha Murty” that was being held in Milpitas, California, on September 26 as being sponsored by the nonprofit Sewa International. Under the guise of Murty being the featured guest, $40 tickets were offered for sale.
Sudha Murty is one of the popular personalities in India who has been awarded with Padma Shri for social work in 2006. She is also the co-founder of Infosys and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. However, She is known for her simplicity and her life lessons in interviews.
