Hyderabad: Man posing as high-ranking govt official dupes individuals of Rs 3 crore, arrested

A 36-year-old actual property dealer and his two associates had been arrested by Hyderabad police Tuesday for impersonating a high-ranking authorities official and dishonest almost 100 individuals of round Rs 3 crore after promising them favours.
Addressing the press, Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar stated that one Avushodapu Sudhakar collected enormous quantities on the pretext of offering them double-bedroom homes below the state authorities’s flagship scheme, allotment of presidency lands, jobs within the authorities sector, and even promised to rearrange gold at a worth cheaper than the market worth.
Sudhakar had employed Sangoju Naga Raju (35) and Battala Bheemaiah (32), who moved together with him as safety guards, and in addition carried a toy pistol for his safety, stated police.
Police recovered Rs 1.30 crore in money and property paperwork value one other Rs 1.30 crore from the accused. They additionally recovered faux Telangana Secretariat ID playing cards, Voter ID playing cards, Police ID playing cards, faux entry passes to the Secretariat, 14 cell phones, and a Toyota Fortuner SUV. The complete value of seized materials is pegged at Rs 2.20 crore.

The prime accused, Sudhakar, a category V dropout, has labored as a driver within the Tourism division and in addition the Tribal Welfare division within the Secretariat between 2004 and 2010, police stated.

Sudhakar was earlier booked in two instances in 2008 and 2010. At current, in 2021, as many as eight instances on expenses of dishonest, felony breach of belief, and so on are registered in numerous police stations of Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda police commissionerates. Based on a tip-off, the North Zone staff of Commissioner’s Task Force together with SR Nagar police laid a lure and nabbed the accused on Tuesday.