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The Sri Sathya Sai constabulary connected Sunday (February 22) arrested a idiosyncratic connected charges of cheating and transgression intimidation aft helium allegedly duped a Talupula nonmigratory by promising to marque him a alleged “rice-pulling” copper vessel.
Addressing the media astatine the Kadiri agrarian constabulary station, Deputy SP Shiva Narayanaswamy said the accused, identified arsenic Chintakunta Krishna Reddy alias D.K. Babu (44) of Talupula mandal, claimed helium possessed peculiar skills to marque a copper vas with mystical properties and told the complainant it could beryllium sold successful the marketplace for ₹2 crore.
Believing the claims, the complainant allegedly paid ₹10 lakh successful instalments during June and July 2025. When helium aboriginal demanded a refund, the accused allegedly threatened him, confined him astatine his house, allegedly extorted ₹3 lakh successful cash.
Based connected the complaint, the Talupula constabulary registered a lawsuit nether applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Acting connected a tip-off, the constabulary intercepted an SUV adjacent Tanakallu and arrested the accused. Cash, mobile phones, the conveyance and immoderate copper vessels were seized.
