Hyderabad: Baldness cure scam busted, hundreds duped by fake hair regrowth promise

Promotional ads circulated on social media claimed that the individual could regrow hair on bald heads, and a dedicated app was also launched to support the claim. Drawn by the promise, large crowds gathered at Uppal Bhagayat on Wednesday. The organizers charged each person Rs 1,000 and provided them with bottles of oil and shampoo.

Hyderabad: In yet another incident, where the desire of bald men to have full grown hair was cashed, one person identified as Harish from Rajanayak Thanda in Suryapet district promised to regrow hair on bald heads. Advertisements were made on social media claiming that he would regrow hair on bald heads. A special app was also set up.

People who believed this came to Uppal Bhagayat in large numbers on Wednesday. The organisers collected Rs 1,000 from each person and gave them oil and shampoo bottles.

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People who had lost their hair due to various reasons and went bald, seeing the advertisement flocked to Uppal with hope of regrowing their hair. Special tents were set up in Uppal Bhagayat for them.

Believing in the advertisement, a large number of people who had lost their hair came from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.

As per available, Harish and his associates showed people how to apply oil and shampoo to their heads. As people reached in hundreds in numbers, the locals complained to the police. The Uppal police reached the spot and detained Harish and were interrogating him.

Earlier, in April first week, many bald men had landed in hospital after a barber allegedly applied some lotion on their bald pate assuring regrowth of hair.

The incident occurred at Chandulal Baradari in the old city where a barber cum social media influencer from Delhi, Wakil Salmani, started claiming that he could help with regrowth of hair.