An officer from the Wakad police said the victim is currently working with a software company. He posted his CV on different websites to change his job. “In May last year, an unknown man contacted him and offered him a job as a senior software engineer in a prominent IT company in Hinjewadi,” the officer said.He said the accused then started asking for money from the techie, citing different reasons. He first took money from him under the pretext of subscription charges. “He then made him transfer amounts under the pretext of opening an account, filing an F-16 form for income tax, activation of kit, account closing, delivery closing process and company security process,” he said.The officer said the techie transferred Rs 29.16 lakh to the different bank account numbers provided to him until Oct last year. “When he did not get the job, the techie started pursuing him for his money. He realised that he was duped when the accused stopped responding to his calls,” the officer said.He said the police have sought details of the transactions from the techie’s bank. “Our investigations are on,” he said.
