Hyderabad:The Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) police arrested Appampally Surya Pratap Reddy of Chandanagar for allegedly swindling one Nasar khan of over `2.79 crore in a chit fund scam. The police was acting on Khan’s complaint.
Police said Pratap Reddy was running monthly unregistered private chits at his residence for 14 years and had residents of his locality as well as Miyapur, Kukatpally and Patancheru as members.
The accused used to maintain chits worth `1 lakh and `25 lakh on commission basis. Pratap Reddy recently fled with the money.
Hyderabad: Man creates fake documents, dupes buyers
Hyderabad:Nagole police and the special operations team arrested Mannem Santhosh Kumar, 45, for cheating prospective buyers by creating multiple documents and selling plots of land and apartment flats to numerous people. Kumar had indulged in the fake sale of properties ostensibly located in Neredmet and Nagole.
Four cases were registered against Kumar in Nagole, Uppal, Neredmet and LB Nagar police stations. He was accused in similar cases between 2016 and 2019.
Man Held With 500g Alprazolam
Hyderabad:The TGNAB along with Afzalgunj police arrested Aggi Ashok Goud at MGBS and seized 500 grams of alprazolam from him. His associates Agi Srinu, Madhunala Raja Goud and Mallepula Laxman Goud, natives of Nizamabad district, are at large. Ashok Goud was caught during a surprise check at MGBS at 11.30 am on Monday.
Man Steals From Relative’s Shop
Hyderabad:The Mangalhat crime team police arrested two persons for a theft of `17.50 lakh worth kitchen hardware. The complaint was lodged by Shrawan Kumar. The accused were identified as Shrawan Kumar’s brother-in-law Akash Kumar and a co-worker Piyush. The duo was arrested by detective inspector P. Mahender at Aghapura Chowrastha.
7 Harass Residents for Cash
Hyderabad:The west zone task force arrested seven persons for extorting money and creating nuisance during a house-warming function at a house in Nandagiri Hills in Jubilee Hills. The police arrested them after receiving information and handed them over to the Jubilee Hills police who produced them in front of a magistrate, said task force DCP Y.V.S. Sudheendra.
Cops Arrest Duo With 18kg Ganja
Hyderabad: The Government Railway Police (GRP) along with Railway Protection Force of Secunderabad arrested two persons who were transporting 18 kg dry ganja worth `4.5 lakh. The accused, Pritam Chowdhury and Satyam Chowdhury, cooks from Hooghly, West Bengal, were arrested at the Secunderabad station when they were smuggling the contraband to Mumbai, said S.N. Jawed, DSRP.
4 Held With Drugs at Tolichowki
Hyderabad: The excise special task force (STF) arrested three persons including a woman found supplying MDMA and LSD blots and ganja to consumers at Tolichowki. The STF intercepted the suppliers’ car at Tolichowki early on Tuesday. Police seized 1.7 kg ganja worth `2.7 lakh, 11 grams of MDMA and the LSD blots estimated to be worth `1.84 lakh. The accused were identified as P. Sai Babu, Y. Venkata Reddy and V. Sonia Elisha alias Priyanka, said V.B. Kamalasan Reddy, enforcement and excise.
Fire Breaks Out at Factory, No Casualty
Hyderabad:A fire broke out at 1.45 pm at SSV Fab Industries Pvt. Ltd on Tuesday, Jeedimetla police said. The fire erupted on the fourth floor of the building, and all employees were safely rescued.
Police said there were no casualties. Personnel from multiple fire stations reached the spot after receiving the information and doused the fire. Police were yet to register a case.
It was suspected that expensive equipment had been gutted in the fire.
“We suspect it to be a short circuit, but we are still investigating. We managed to rescue all the employees from building. They were the first ones to inform us,” a Jeedimetla police official said.
Actor Teja Booked in Cheating Case
Hyderabad:The Kukatpally police registered a case against Tollywood actor Sri Teja under charges of rape and cheating on Tuesday.According to Kukatpally SHO M. Muthu, the case was taken up after a zero FIR was transferred to the Kukatpally police station. The victim had initially reached out to the Gachibowli police.
“The couple were in a live-in relationship and the victim alleges that the actor promised her of marriage but never fulfilled it. We got a zero FIR and so we have registered a case. Further investigation is underway,” the SHO said.
Woman Loses Over ₹2 Lakh to Scammer
Hyderabad:A 53-year-old business woman lost `2,29,180 to a cybercriminal, police said on Tuesday. She was lured with an offer to increase the spending limit on her credit card.
Police said she received a call from a scamster claiming to be a bank employee and offered assistance in updating the victim’s credit card and enhancing the limit to `5 lakh. fo proceed, the fraudster requested the victim’s credit card details, including photos of the front and back of the card, along with the OTP.
Later, the fraudster called again, stating that the earlier process was unsuccessful and requested the victim to resend the credit card photos and the OTP. Believing the caller, the victim shared the details once more.
Subsequently, the victim received a call from the bank credit card customer care, informing her that a bill of ₹2,29,180 had been generated. Shocked, the victim inquired further and discovered that a virtual credit card had been issued in her name with a fake number. This virtual card was used to debit the amount, but the victim had not received the virtual card nor authorised its issuance.
