Hyderabad: Astrologer' passes off stones as diamonds
In 2015, the accused was arrested by the police officials for similar charges.
Hyderabad: An astrologer cum fake reporter who allegedly duped people by selling stones by passing them off as diamonds was arrested by the S. R. Nagar police on Monday. The police seized 97 diamonds from his possession.
According to the police, the man identified as Swamiji Madiriki Babu Rao, 56, an astrologer from Balkampet in S.R Nagar, claimed himself to be an almanac.
“He offered cheap colourful stones he had bought from Charminar pavement and collected huge money from his clients. He told those were genuine diamonds purchased from eminent jewelers in the city,” ACP Punjagutta, Mr M. Venkateshwarlu said.
The accused person also claimed that he was a member of press and Indian Amercian Council and Human Rights and showed fake press identity cards. He had also obtained electoral identity cards on various names.
In 2015, the accused was arrested by the police officials for similar charges.