Man booked for conning devotees with fake recommendation letters
The fraud, which was being operated from Nandyal, was exposed after a group of devotees from Nellore lodged a complaint that the conman — identified as E Venkatesh, a native of Guntakandala village in Velugodu mandal — duped them by giving them a fake recommendation letter of Nandyal MP Byreddy Shabari.
Nandyal police, who have launched an investigation, learnt that Venkatesh has been giving fake recommendation letters of several elected representatives from Kurnool and Nandyal districts.
While the extent of the fake recommendation letters scam is being investigated, Nandyal MP Shabari confirmed to TOI that the issue has come to her notice as well.
"The accused faked the letterheads of several MPs, MLAs and even the DGP. I have asked the district police wing to thoroughly investigate the case and bring out the facts to light. It is unfortunate that some youngsters get drifted away in life and get entangled in such criminal activities and destroy their future," she underlined. Nandyal SP Adhiraj Singh Rana was unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts.
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