Former DG&IGP Revannasiddaiah’s family duped of crores, assistant arrested

BENGALURU: A personal assistant of retired DG&IGP L Revannasiddaiah has been accused of swindling crores of rupees from his employer’s family. The accused Rajappa has since been arrested.

Rajappa allegedly ran a company called R K Associates with Revannasiddaiah’s wife and son, managing its financial transactions. The company was started three years ago.

According to the complaint, Rajappa transferred funds from the company’s account to his own account and manipulated online statements to conceal his actions. When Revannasiddaiah discovered the discrepancies in the bank accout, Rajappa went into hiding and even filed a missing person’s report against himself to avoid detection.

Rajappa had been working for Revanasiddaiah for the last 20 years. The company, RK Associates, was transacting business of Rs 10 crore annually and Rajappa would take online statements, edit them carefully and show them to Revanasiddaiah’s wife, the complaint said.

The police have now arrested Rajappa and further investigation is under way to determine the extent of the alleged fraud.