Bengaluru: School teacher booked for cheating woman of ₹1.5 crore over false promise of MLC seat

Based on the woman’s complaint, the Halasuru Gate police have registered an FIR against Sirigere Yerriswamy and his associates, Siddaraju and Basavaraju. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A school teacher, who also claimed to be a journalist, has been booked for allegedly cheating a 54-year-old woman from Mangaluru of ₹1.5 crore by falsely promising to secure her a nomination to the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC).Based on the woman’s complaint, the Halasuru Gate police have registered an FIR against Sirigere Yerriswamy and his associates, Siddaraju and Basavaraju.According to the complaint, Yerriswamy introduced himself as a journalist and claimed to be a member of the Congress party’s media team. He allegedly convinced the complainant that he had close links with former Chief Minister Sid