Conman posing as techie dupes woman of Rs. 6.4 lakh, arrested by Cyberabad police

The arrested Chinni Reddy Srinath Reddy (23), a native of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, created an account on different matrimonial and online dating portals, and contacted women.

Hyderabad: A conman who cheated a woman posing as a software engineer and duped her of Rs 6.4 lakh, was arrested by the Cyberabad police on Tuesday.

The arrested Chinni Reddy Srinath Reddy (23), a native of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, created an account on different matrimonial and online dating portals, and contacted women.

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“Srinath introduced himself as an app developer in noted software companies and befriended a woman. During course of time, he gained the trust of the victim and conned her into sending him money citing personal reasons,” said ACP Cybercrimes, B Ravinder Reddy.

Srinath, later used the money for online betting and lost it, the official added. The man then blocked the number of the victim to avoid her. On a complaint, the police registered a case and nabbed him in Nandyal.