Man absconding for 17 years nabbed after he bought a sim card in Adilabad

A man wanted in a job fraud case and evading court proceedings for 17 years was arrested in Adilabad after purchasing a SIM card. Acting on information shared by telecom operators, police traced and apprehended the accused, who allegedly cheated job seekers

Adilabad: A wanted man, who was evading court proceedings in a job fraud case for 17 years, was nabbed immediately after he bought a mobile phone SIM card here, police said on Monday.

The police had requested telecom operators to share information if any customer bought a SIM card in the name of Ramesh Babu. The police managed to reach him soon after the wanted man bought a SIM card of a leading service provider.

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A non-bailable warrant was issued against him and he was produced before the court, according to Adilabad One Town Inspector B Sunil Kumar. A case was registered against Vengalla Ramesh Babu on charges of duping job seekers on the pretext of providing employment opportunities in 2009. He had been evading court proceedings for the last 17 years.

Despite a court order, Ramesh managed to hoodwink the police and avoid arrest for a long time. He was alleged to have collected between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000 each from his victims.