HYDERABAD: The Task Force sleuths of Telangana Police on Tuesday arrested a fraudster who duped about 100 people of Rs 3 crore by posing as a personal assistant to the chief minister.
Police recovered property worth Rs 2.2 crore, including Rs 1 crore cash from A Sudhakar and his two associates — S Nagaraju and B Bheemaiah — from Kapra on Tuesday.
According to Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar, Sudhakar cheated innocent people posing as a government official.
"Sudhakar posed as an employee of the CM's office. He created a fake ID card — that of a PA to CM and OSD — and moved in a Fortuner car with the other two accused who wore safari dresses and posed as his security guards. Sudhakar also used to carry a toy pistol, telling people that the weapon was allotted by the government for his personal security," the commissioner said.
Sudhakar duped 80-100 people of Rs 3 crore on the pretext of providing police jobs, providing gold at cheaper price, sanctioning government lands and double-bedroom houses.
"We have seized Rs 2.25 crore, including Rs 1 crore cash, documents of a house worth Rs 1 crore, a car worth Rs 14 lakh, 14 cell phones, a toy pistol, fake police ID cards, fake CM PA Id card and fake secretariat ID cards," the commissioner said.
So far in 2021, eight cheating cases were booked against Sudhakar at Mahankali, SR Nagar, Ramgopalpet, Punjagutta, Osmania University, KPHB Colony, Medipally.
Sudhakar studied up to Class V in Peddapalli district.
Between 2004 and 2010, he worked as a driver for tourism and tribal welfare departments in secretariat.
While working as a driver in secretariat, Sudhakar observed the officials and people who visit secretariat.
He later started posing as government officials by displaying fake ID cards and even hired the two associates to pose as his gunmen carrying fake police ID cards and toy pistols.
After a series of complaints were lodged against him, Sudhakar started shifting his place of residence frequently but his luck finally deserted him.