Shivamogga, July 30 -- A man was arrested by Tunganagar police in Shivamogga on Thursday, July 30 after he allegedly duped a farmer of Rs 15 lakh by falsely claiming to be Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's personal assistant.

Police identified the accused as Hemanth Kumar alias Ganesh. The action followed a complaint lodged by Manjunath Hanji of KHB Colony, who said that the accused had promised to obtain official permission for a recreation club in exchange for money.

Investigators said Hemanth Kumar allegedly convinced the complainant that he had direct access to the Chief Minister's office and could secure the required licence. Acting on this assurance, the complainant transferred money through digital payments and also handed over cas...