A 65-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cheating a city resident of ₹35.5 lakh on the promise of arranging a job and visa in the United Kingdom within the limits of Amberpet police station.
The accused, Kodali Ravi Kumar, 65, a salesman and resident of Sriram Nagar Colony, Turkayamjal, was taken into custody, while his son Kodali Sri Sai alias Karthik, 26, remains absconding.
Police said the accused, who worked alongside the complainant’s mother Sushma, approached Anumakonda Chandrasekhar and offered to arrange a job and visa for his son in the UK. To gain trust, Ravi Kumar falsely claimed that his own son was serving in the Army and that his son’s associates were running a hotel business abroad.
During the investigation, it was found that Ravi Kumar and his son acted in collusion to defraud the complainant of about ₹35.5 lakh.
Acting on credible information, police apprehended Ravi Kumar and questioned him, during which he admitted to his role in the offence. Ravi Kumar was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. Efforts are under way to trace and arrest the absconding accused.
