Head constable arrested for cheating people
The Hindu
Promising his victims government jobs, he collected around ₹ 1.5 crore from them
Narsingi police on Tuesday said that they have apprehended a head constable accused of cheating people of their money to the tune of over ₹ 1.5 crore, on the pretext of providing government jobs.
The accused has been identified as Boya Shaik Shavali (42), a resident of Himagirinagar Colony, Hydershakote village. He is a native of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.
According to the police, the accused used to approach those looking for a government job, and claimed that he is close to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was formerly posted in the Intelligence Security Wing of Andhra Pradesh, and used to show photos in which he is seen standing near chief ministers published by the media, to his victims. By means of this, he convinced his victims of his proximity to such politicians.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists