Excise constable held for harassing film celebrities in Hyderabad

A Hyderabad excise constable, Umamaheswara Rao, was arrested for allegedly harassing several people, including film celebrities, by threatening fabricated drug cases and demanding money. Rao posed as an excise inspector on WhatsApp. Police are investigating multiple complaints

Hyderabad: The Task Force police have reportedly arrested an excise department constable for allegedly harassing several people, including film celebrities.

As per available information, Constable Umamaheswara Rao visited the residences of celebrities and threatened them with arrests in fabricated drug cases, claiming to have found narcotics. He demanded money to free them from cases.

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Although serving as a constable, he posed as an excise inspector, even projecting the false identity on his WhatsApp profile.

Following repeated threats, the victims approached the city police with complaints. A detailed investigation is on.