Three Arrested on Cheating Charges in Eluru

Kakinada: Mudinepalli police in Eluru district arrested three persons – Dabba Eswar, 24, Banavathu Chinna, 25, from Nakkalamallalu Peta village in Venkatagiri mandal (Nellore district), Bukya Sambra alias Syam, 26, from Vempadu village in Chittoor district – on charges of cheating. and attacked the complainant Pandraju Ravindra Kumar of Chennuru village in Pedana mandal. Police seized Rs. 16 lakh cash along with fake gold necklace and mobile phones were seized.

Eluru district police chief K. Prathap Siva Kishore gave a briefing to the media on Saturday detailing the incident. Ravindra Kumar, an aquaculture farmer, was approached by Eswar, a former employee of the water pond, who promised to sell him the gold at a low price. Eswar convinced Kumar to advance Rs. 5 lakhs assured him that the gold was real.

On October 23, Kumar went to Singarayapalem centre, where he examined some gold pieces and believing them to be genuine, paid Rs. 5 lakhs. Eswar then instructed Kumar to visit Vijayawada, Guntur and Venkatachalam; here the accused assaulted her and extorted extra Rs. 15 lakhs.

Kumar lodged a complaint with the Mudinepalli police and a special team led by Eluru DSP Sravan Kumar tracked down the accused at Pakshirajugudem near Madanapalli and Mysore (Karnataka). Police lauded the efforts of Kaikaluru circle inspector V. Ravikumar, Mudinepalli SI VSV Bhadra Rao and other officers involved in the case.