Scamster arrested for `3cr fraud

The Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested one Panuganti Indira Devi Reddy, 29, of Serilingampally, for duping a man of `3.06 crore, two cars and three mobile phones after offering financial assistance and high returns. Reddy faces a separate case with the Madhapur police for cheating another man of `1 crore.

Police said that the accused identified herself to the target as an NRI running a beauty parlour and a food industry at Nagole. She claimed fake ownership of several properties in gated communities.

Promising the victim of high returns, the accused took an amount of `3.06 crore. The accused also took the complainant's two cars and mortgaged them. The accused introduced her two friends as police officers and bought three high-end cellphones with the complainant’s money.

When the complainant realised he had been cheated, he demanded the return of his money and vehicles. Devi Reddy in return, tried to blackmail him. Based on the victim’s complaint, the EOW police arrested Devi Reddy.

Elsewhere, the cybercrime police arrested one Binde Pavan Kalyan, 38, of Khammam for cheating a city resident of `5,73,208.

According to the complaint,

● ELSEWHERE, THE cybercrime police arrested one Binde Pavan Kalyan, 38, for cheating a city resident of `5,73,208.

● POLICE FOUND that accused impersonated as a consultancy manager to cheat people.

given by a private company employee, he received a phone call from an unknown number offering him a data entry job. He agreed and paid `2,000 to join, as demanded. The complainant said Kalyan would give him data entry jobs but point out errors and collect a penalty of `1,000 each time.

In this manner, he paid up `5,73,208 and then approached the police who took up investigations. Police found that Kalyan had uploaded his details on an app while posing as a consultancy manager to cheat people.