Man arrested in Hyderabad for cheating buyer over embroidery machine

The Hyderabad Cybercrime police arrested a man from SR Nagar for cheating a buyer of Rs 2.30 lakh under the pretext of selling an embroidery machine online. The accused collected the money and switched off his phone. A case was registered

Hyderabad:  The Hyderabad Cybercrime police arrested a person who had allegedly cheated a man after collecting money from him on the pretext of selling an embroidery machine.

Peketi Veerababu (30), a resident of SR Nagar and a native of Andhra Pradesh, had posted an advertisement on an online portal about the sale of an embroidery machine. After going through the advertisement, a man contacted Veerababu and expressed his desire to purchase the machine.

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“Veerababu asked the man to make an online transfer of Rs 2.30 lakh towards the cost of the machine. Later, he switched off his mobile phone,” said R G Siva Maruthi, ACP Cybercrimes.

Following a complaint, the police registered a case and arrested Veerababu.