Andhra man arrested for blackmailing revenue officer posing as Lokayukta staff
Andhra man arrested for blackmailing revenue officer posing as Lokayukta staff
Mangalore Today News Network
Mangaluru, December 23, 2024: Ullal Police have arrested a man wanted in a case of blackmailing and threatening the revenue officer and other staff of the Someshwar TMC by posing himself as a Lokayukta sleuth.
The arrested man is Dhananjaya Reddy Thota (31) from Nallagutlapalli in Andhra Pradesh.
On April 6, 2024, the accused had made a WhatsApp call to Revenue officer Purushottam and had claimed that he was from Lokayukta and said some things could be rectified if he was paid money. When the revenue officer checked the number it showed D Prabhaker, Lokayukta PI. He then checked with Lokayukta Mangaluru office when it came to light that there was no staff by that name.
A health inspector too received a similar call following which a police complaint was lodged.
Investigations revealed that the accused had similar cases registered against him in Gowribidanur police station of Chikkaballapur and Shabad station in Hyderabad.
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