Hyderabad: A man who allegedly cheated people promising double-bedroom houses built by the government was arrested by the SR Nagar police here on Friday.
The arrested, A Mohan Krishna, a native of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, was running a men’s hostel in SR Nagar. According to the police, Mohan Krishna got friends with complainant T Santosh Kumar a few years ago. Recently, Krishna claimed to have close contacts with government officials who could allot 2BHK houses.
“He collected nearly Rs 7 lakh and also gave a fake property document. The fraud came to light a few days ago when the victim verified the details,” an official said.
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