Bengaluru teacher posing as journalist booked over fake MLC seat promise

3 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 10:29 AM IST The woman told the police that the teacher allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore to arrange the MLC nomination, but later settled for Rs 1.25 crore. (Representational image)The Bengaluru police have booked a government school teacher, who allegedly posed as a journalist hav

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