Pseudo-police gang that kidnapped businessman and extorted ₹5.26 lakh busted in Cyberabad
Cyberabad police have arrested five members of a pseudo-police gang involved in the kidnapping and extortion of a businessman. The gang impersonated police officers and extorted over ₹5 lakh by convincing the victim he was wanted in a criminal case. Investigators revealed that the group targeted financially well-off individuals and used various deceptive tactics to carry out their crimes.
- ▪The gang kidnapped a businessman by impersonating police officers and extorted ₹5.26 lakh from him.
- ▪The accused used fake police uniforms and forged identity cards to deceive their victims.
- ▪Nagaraju Raghu Varma, a habitual offender, was identified as a key member of the gang involved in multiple similar cases.
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Cyberabad police have arrested five members of a pseudo-police gang that allegedly kidnapped a businessman, impersonated police officers, wrongfully confined him and extorted more than ₹5 lakh after convincing him that he was wanted in a criminal case in Haryana.The accused were identified as Nagaraju Raghu Varma, who allegedly used several aliases including Karthikeya, Vamshi, Alluri Vijayaram and Karthikeya Singh, a native of Andhra Pradesh; Yeswanth Singh alias Rahul and Sathyabhan Singh alias Thakur, both from Uttar Pradesh; and Thangellapalli Nagendra Varma from Hyderabad.Two other accused, identified as Pradeep Kumar Mishra from Bihar and Sunil Kumar alias Fouzi from Haryana, remain at large.The accused were apprehended by Jagadgirigutta police with the assistance of the Kukatpally…
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