Ration shop employee falls into honeytrap, loses ₹5.6 lakhs worth of Pongal allowance granted by govt

Baskaran, an employee who takes care of of two ration shops in Koyambedu, Chennai had complained to the police on Monday that two women had cheated and robbed him while he was going to the ration shop with the money that had been allocated by the government for the Pongal allowance.

As Baskaran’s complaint was contradictory in several aspects, the police called the Superintendent of Civil Affairs Rajendran and inquired about Baskaran’s past activities at his place of work. Upon enquiry, it was revealed that Baskaran had taken ₹8 lakh rupees from the treasury the day before, for distributing the government’s Pongal allowance for the public.

Though it was true that two women had taken ₹5,60,000 from Baskaran, it was found that it had not been in the way that Baskaran had previously described. Rather, Baskaran had actually spent time alone with them, as he had given in to their flirtations and had tried to make a move at them. They had cleverly used it to their advantage and had robbed Baskaran.

After a detailed investigation, the police explained everything to Superintendent Rajendran about Baskaran’s shenanigans. The police are conducting a search hunt to catch the two women who cheated the money. Meanwhile, Superintendent Rajendran said that Baskaran, who had given government money to random women, has been suspended.