Bed allotment scam: Two arrested

One of them works in the Bommanahalli war room for COVID-19 patients

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Thursday arrested two youth, one of whom works in a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) war room, in connection with the alleged bed allotment scam. The accused have been identified as Varun Shantha Kumar, 20, employed in the Bommanahalli war room, and his friend Yeshwanth Kumar Murali, 21. “Varun gathered details of patients and their family members who approached the war room for help, and handed them over to Yeshwanth Kumar. His friend would contact those family members, and depending on how desperate the situation was, offer to arrange for a bed at a price,” said a senior police officer. Varun allegedly used his position in the war room to arrange for a bed. “They would share the money they took from the patients’ families.”