Gang posing as Police ’seize’ ₹18.50 lakh from Hyderabad businessman
The Hindu
Gang posing as police officials seized ₹18.50 lakh cash from businessman in Hyderabad's Panjagutta. Police registered complaint and launched probe to nab unidentified persons. Model Code of Conduct in force in Telangana used to their advantage.
Taking advantage of Model Code of Conduct in force in Telangana, a gang posing as police officials conducted vehicle checks and made away with ₹18.50 lakh cash from a businessman in Hyderabad’s Panjagutta. The police have recorded a complaint from the businessman.
Inspector of Panjagutta police, B. Durga Rao, said that the businessman, a clothing merchant from Begum Bazaar, was heading home around 10 p.m. on Thursday night with his driver when the “police” stopped them. “They were stopped near Khairatabad RTO junction by two men. They claimed that the men identified themselves as police and found ₹18..50 lakh cash with them,” said the official.
The cash was then seized by the men in the name of unaccounted cash being circulated during the Telangana Assembly elections.
Following a complaint, a case was booked against the unidentified persons and a probe was launched to nab them.
After Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok’s prediction on Saturday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will step down in November 2025 triggered intense political discussions in the State, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday said Mr. Siddaramaiah will continue for the full five-year term.