Woman on the run after cheating techies of ₹4.9 lakh in job scam

The Whitefield cybercrime police are on the lookout for a woman who, posing as an HR personnel of a leading IT company, cheated five software engineers of ₹4.9 lakh by promising them jobs.The cheating

The Whitefield cybercrime police are on the lookout for a woman who, posing as an HR personnel of a leading IT company, cheated five software engineers of ₹4.9 lakh by promising them jobs. The cheating came to light on Thursday when one of the victims, after waiting for many days to hear back from his “new employer”, approached the firm. When he asked about the progress of his employment status, he realised that he had been duped. P. Shiva, 25, a resident of Kundalahalli, told the police that the accused, identifying herself as Pushpula Mounika Lakshmi, befriended him on social media in April this year. She introduced herself as an HR manager and after a couple of interactions, she offered him a job at her company, said the police.