MANGALURU: Rama Sena founder Prasad Attavar, 40, who was involved in the Mangaluru pub attack case, was arrested by city police on Monday.
He is accused of duping a professor after promising him the job of a vice-chancellor in a university in Raichur for Rs 30 lakh and issuing a life threat to him for asking the money back.
Police said M Jayashankar, professor of microbiology and director of college development council, Mangalore University, got in touch with Vivek Acharya who in turn introduced him to Prasad Attavar. The accused told the professor that he knew prominent people and could get any job done easily. He flaunted pictures with politicians, including chief minister BS Yediyurappa, his son and BJP state vice-president BY Vijayendra, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel among others.
He asked Jayashankar to pay Rs 30 lakh and forcefully took Rs 17.5 lakh and three blank cheques for the rest of the money. When the professor asked him to return it, he allegedly issued a life threat.
A complaint was filed at Kankanady town police station against Attavar.