Bengaluru: Man held for renting, mortgaging cars; 12 cars worth ₹1.2 crore seized

Following an investigation, the Hulimavu police gathered information from various sources and arrested the accused from his residence in BDA Layout, 8th Phase, J.P. Nagar, on October 2.

The Hulimavu police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating several people by hiring their cars on rent under the pretext of using them to transport elderly residents of an old-age home to hospitals and other places. The accused allegedly mortgaged the rented vehicles to third parties and collected lakhs of rupees.

The police have seized 12 cars belonging to different companies, collectively valued at ₹1.20 crore, in connection with the case.

According to the police, the complainant, a resident of Vijay Bank Layout within the Hulimavu Police Station limits, lodged a complaint at Kanakapura Main Road Police Station on September 17, alleging that a man approached him claiming to run an old-age home. The accused said he required cars to transport elderly residents to hospitals and other locations.

Trusting his claims, the complainant and several others handed their cars over to him on rent. However, the accused allegedly pledged the vehicles to other individuals and obtained substantial sums of money, thereby cheating the vehicle owners.

Following an investigation, the Hulimavu police gathered information from various sources and arrested the accused from his residence in BDA Layout, 8th Phase, J.P. Nagar, on October 2.

He was produced before a court on October 3 and taken into eight days of police custody for interrogation.

During the investigation, the police found that the accused had pledged the vehicles at various locations in Kanakapura, Mandya and Bengaluru between October 3 and 8. With the help of those who had accepted the vehicles as pledges, the police recovered and seized all 12 cars and brought them to the police station. The total value of the seized vehicles is estimated at ₹1.20 crore.

The accused was produced before the court again on October 8, following which he was remanded in judicial custody.

Published - November 11, 2026 06:35 pm IST