Bengaluru: A Mysuru-based restaurateur has filed a complaint alleging he and other entities were duped of more than Rs 3 crore in a land deal scam involving a man who allegedly posed as an Infosys executive and lured him into a purported bid for 53 acres of land in Attibele.The complainant, Bharath CS, 32, told police he was introduced in early 2025 to Gagandeep alias Gangan N Deep, 31, a resident of Chikkaballapur, through a mutual contact linked to a state minister during a visit to the Assistant Commissioner’s office.According to the complaint, Gagandeep claimed to be regional head (corporate social responsibility) at Infosys. Bharath said he verified this through a relative of the minister.A few days later, Gagandeep allegedly persuaded Bharath to participate in a “lucrative” deal involving 53 acres of Infosys land in Attibele, saying the property could be acquired at a low price through his contacts and a bidding process. Bharath told police he saw a newspaper advertisement about the land sale and was asked to arrange Rs 5 crore.On Gagandeep’s instructions, Bharath emailed CBRE, the consultancy handling the sale, and submitted a bidding form. Later, at a hotel meeting, Gagandeep allegedly claimed he had met officials at the Infosys office in Electronics City seeking waiver of the Rs 5 crore deposit, but “they refused”.He reportedly assured Bharath he would arrange the amount and it could later be refunded from Infosys.Soon after, Gagandeep allegedly sought an urgent transfer of Rs 35 lakh to an account in the name of Kishan Constructions. Bharath transferred Rs 20 lakh first and later Rs 15 lakh.Police said the transactions grew more complex, with Gagandeep allegedly claiming he had collected demand drafts worth Rs 3 crore from Hyderabad-based ANS Constructions, deposited them into Bharath’s firm, Anitha Ventures, and then transferred funds to other accounts. Bharath also alleged Gagandeep encashed another Rs 1 crore demand draft in Anitha Ventures’ name without his knowledge.He further told police he handed over Rs 25 lakh in cash near Hoskote toll. He also claimed Gagandeep collected another demand draft worth more than Rs 2.2 crore from a charitable trust without his knowledge before going incommunicado.After learning a cheating case was already registered against Gagandeep — which was first reported by TOI on April 3 — Bharath approached police on April 24. A senior officer said Gagandeep has already been arrested in another cheating case filed by a Mysuru-based mercantile company involving Rs 6 crore. “More than Rs 2 crore has been recovered and deposited into a govt account,” the officer said, adding a case has also been registered against him in Hyderabad.Police said Gagandeep earlier worked as a consultant executive at a private firm associated with Infosys in the construction of the Konappana Agrahara Metro station.
