Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Two individuals were arrested by the state police in connection with the government’s 2BHK housing scheme, which was unearthed in Jeedimetla. The duo has been accused of cheating citizens by assuring them of houses.

Police investigating the scam stated that the accused, G Sridhar, had been impersonating a BRS party worker and had falsely presented close ties with the Quthbullapur MLA to gain the confidence of potential victims. He reportedly gathered huge amounts of money from them using the promise of processing fees, registration charges and other procedures needed to procure the 2BHK houses in Hyderabad.

To create the illusion of genuineness, Sridhar and his co-conspirator, Pradeep Prasad, an employee of Jio, used Photoshop software to create forged allotment letters that were issued to the victims as evidence. The racket was busted after one of the victims, K Malleshwari, approached the Jeedimetla police station on July 23 with a complaint.