"cheating-case"

Kothur police arrested two men for allegedly posing as property owners and cheating ready mix concrete suppliers of Rs 16 lakh in Telangana. The accused reportedly targeted buildings under construction, placed orders with advance payments and later disappeared without clearing pending dues

An assistant engineer of NPDCL in Adilabad was arrested for cheating a private teacher from Nizamabad of Rs 1.70 crore by promising employment for her daughter and profits from share trading.

The Telangana High Court heard a plea by Bigg Boss fame Ashu Reddy to quash criminal proceedings against her in a case alleging misappropriation of Rs 9.35 crore under the false promise of marriage.

A case has been registered against actor Ashu Reddy in Hyderabad over allegations of cheating a software engineer of over Rs 9 crore. The complainant claimed financial transfers and assets were taken under the pretext of marriage

A woman from Chaitanyapuri has accused a man of cheating her under the pretext of marriage by posing as an FCI employee. Police say he allegedly demanded dowry and used fake credentials. He has been arrested and fake documents seized.

Two men from Utnoor, Telangana, were arrested for allegedly cheating 25 people of Rs 1.19 crore by promising stock market profits. Police seized phones, bank passbooks, and property documents; the accused confessed to using the money to buy houses and plots.

A Hyderabad resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 7.7 lakh by a man posing as a vernacular news channel reporter. The accused claimed he could influence officials and get land-related work done through the Dharani portal. He also collected Rs 70,000 under the pretext of arranging meals for orphan children.

The Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt were granted bail by the Supreme Court of India in a ₹30 crore cheating case involving Indira IVF founder Ajay Murdia

Mahankali Police are investigating a case in which a woman allegedly cheated over 100 devotees by promising Tirumala darshan and Srivari Seva using fake tickets during the Vaikuntha Ekadashi rush. Police are probing the source of the forged tickets.

A Navi Mumbai man was allegedly cheated of ₹32 lakh after being promised a job at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Police registered a cheating and forgery case against the accused, who used fake recruitment documents; investigation is underway

The Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to actors Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath in a cheating and breach of trust case involving Human Welfare Credit Cooperative Society, allowing investigation to proceed before any action is taken

Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari, have been remanded to seven days’ police custody by a Udaipur court in a fraud case involving over Rs 30 crore. The case stems from allegations that the couple siphoned funds under the guise of film production

Delhi Police arrested Krishna Kumar Sharma, alleged mastermind of a multi-state forex scam that duped traders and professionals. Sharma used elaborate hotel setups, fake film industry identities, and accomplices to steal foreign currency. He was wanted in a Kolkata case and faces multiple fraud charges

In a dramatic late-night chase, Dundigal Police Inspector Kiran and his team caught a fraud accused wanted in a Rs 25 lakh cheating case near Medchal railway station. The accused, Khayyum, attempted to flee but was nabbed after a 2.5 km pursuit

An FIR has been filed against Karan Singh, the producer of the Hindi film So Long Valley, after model Ruchi Gujjar accused him of cheating her out of Rs. 23 lakh.

Vedika Shetty is accused of forging Alia’s signature and committing fraud of Rs 76.9 lakh over a period of two years. As per media reports, Shetty worked as Alia's secretary from 2021 to 2024

A woman real estate agent in Adilabad was arrested for cheating a couple by selling them land using fake documents. She and an accomplice sold the same plot twice. The couple lost Rs 3.3 lakh and reported the fraud

Crime briefs from Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana

Pothipalli Prashanth from Sriram Colony reportedly extracted Rs 1 lakh from Pulimamidi Krishnachary promising to help him get a job with DRDO

Suspects Subba Rao and Kumari from Kokapet reportedly promised good returns for investments in their company - Kondapalli Dairy Farm Pvt Ltd