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New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Two held for duping elderly with counterfeit notes in Telangana
HYDERABAD: The Commissioner's Task Force (South West Zone), along with Mangalhat Police, arrested two habitual offenders for cheating elderly women using counterfeit currency. Police recovered Rs 20,000 in cash and an auto-rickshaw, with the total seizure valued at Rs 1.2 lakh. The accused were identified as auto drivers Syed Waseemuddin (34) of Yakutpura and Mohd Azam Ali (34) of Vatepally, originally from Amaravati, Maharashtra. Addicted to liquor and other vices, they turned to crime due to poor earnings. They allegedly purchased dummy Rs 500 notes from a Charminar stationery shop. Their modus operandi involved offering free rides to elderly women walking alone. During the ride, one would distract the victim while the other swapped genuine cash with counterfeit notes. In one incident, they targeted a woman after she withdrew cash from an SBI branch, forcibly took her bag under the pretext of adding money, and returned it with fake notes. A case has been registered and investigations are ongoing. Burglar held, gold worth Rs 31 lakh recovered In another operation, the Commissioner's Task Force (South West Zone), in coordination with LB Nagar police, arrested Jaganatham Prabhu (33), a resident of Upparpally, for a series of night-time house break-ins. Police recovered 31.456 tulas of gold ornaments, valued at around `31 lakh. Prabhu targeted locked houses in LB Nagar, Uppal (Rachakonda commissionerate) and Mailardevpally (Cyberabad commissionerate). A case has been registered.
Hans India
11-07-2025
- Hans India
Duo arrested for robbing elderly women with fake currency scheme
Hyderabad: Detectives from the Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force, South West Zone team, working with Mangalhat police, have apprehended two offenders who forcibly took cash from an elderly lady and replaced her genuine currency with children's play notes. Police seized Rs 20,000 in cash and an auto-rickshaw from their possession. Police arrested Syed Waseemuddin (34), of Bada Bazar, Yakutpura, a native of Amravati, Maharashtra state, and Mohd Azam Ali Imran (34), of Parda Gate, Vatepally, both auto-rickshaw drivers. According to police, Waseemuddin and Azam were addicted to alcohol, smoking, and other undesirable habits. The income they earned from their driving was insufficient to support their extravagant lifestyles. 'Both decided to earn easy money and hatched a plan to cheat or commit theft by targeting innocent elderly ladies,' stated Ande Srinivasa Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Task Force. 'They bought Rs 500 children's play notes from a stationery shop at Charminar and then replaced the original cash of their victims with dummy currency.' The Deputy Commissioner explained that the accused targeted elderly ladies walking alone, offering them a free ride to a nearby destination. Once a lady accepted the offer, one of the accused would distract the victim while the other swiftly replaced her original cash with dummy Rs 500 notes. In another instance, the accused targeted an elderly lady who had just withdrawn cash from an SBI bank. They offered her a free ride, and one of the accused asked for her handbag, claiming they would add more cash to it. Although the victim was hesitant, one of the accused forcibly took the handbag. As she objected, the accused pretended to add more money and handed the bag to his accomplice, who then replaced the original cash with dummy Rs 500 notes. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended the duo and seized net cash of Rs 20,000 and the passenger auto-rickshaw from their possession.
Hans India
11-07-2025
- Hans India
House burglar apprehended, gold worth `31 lakh recovered
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force, South West Zone, in collaboration with LB Nagar and Rachakonda Commissionerate police, have apprehended a habitual offender implicated in a series of house burglaries and the theft of gold ornaments and cash. Police seized 31.456 tolas of gold ornaments, with a total value of Rs 31 lakh, from his possession. Police arrested Jaganatham Prabhu (33), a mason worker from Upparpally, Ranga Reddy District. The accused had committed thefts in areas falling under the LB Nagar, Uppal, and Mailardevpally Police Stations. He had previously been involved in 10 house breaking cases. According to police, Prabhu is a native of Vaddepally, Bodhan Village, Nizamabad District, and currently resides in Upparpally, Ranga Reddy District. Ande Srinivasa Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Commissioner's Task Force, stated, 'Prabhu was involved in both daytime and nighttime house breaking theft cases. Recently, he was arrested by Narsingi police in a property theft case and sent to judicial custody. In May 2025, he was released on bail, but he did not change his behaviour and continued to commit thefts.' Acting on information received, the police apprehended the accused in LB Nagar and recovered the gold ornaments from his possession.
Hans India
03-07-2025
- Hans India
Drug peddler arrested, ganja worth Rs 1.86 lakh seized
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force, South West Zone, in conjunction with Kanchanbagh police, have apprehended Mohd Amer (27), a cab driver residing in Errakunta, seizing 7.5 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.86 lakh from his possession in Kanchanbagh on Tuesday. According to police, Amer engaged in selling ganja to customers, procuring it from the Mangalhat area from unknown persons, and also from Mohd Ismail Shabba of Hafeez Baba Nagar, whom he paid Rs 2,000 per 100 gram to sell at higher rates of Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000, as stated by Ande Srinivasa Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force. Amer was arrested while returning to his residence after procuring the 7.5 kg of ganja from Ismail near the latter's home in Hafeez Baba Nagar, Hyderabad. A case has since been registered against him under Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act. The Hyderabad City Police have urged youth and students not to fall prey to drugs, requesting parents to keep a watchful eye on their children's activities, and appealing to the public to freely approach police or provide information to curtail such anti-social activities and strive for a drug-free city.
The Hindu
02-07-2025
- The Hindu
Cabbie caught with 7.5 kg marijuana
A 27-year-old man was caught with 7.5 kg marijuana at Kanchanbagh on Tuesday evening, following a joint operation by the Commissioner's Task Force (South West Zone) and Kanchanbagh police. The accused, a cabbie from Balapur, was allegedly selling the ganja at a high price after sourcing it from local dealers at Mangalhat and Hafeez Baba Nagar. According to the police, Mohd Amer has been working as a driver for the last five years. He began purchasing marijuana in bulk from a dealer named Mohd Ismail alias Shabba, a resident of Hafeez Baba Nagar, at ₹2,000 per 100 grams and sold it to users at rates ranging from ₹3,500 to ₹4,000 per 100 grams, making a sizeable profit. On Tuesday, Amer allegedly procured 7.5 kgs of ganja from Shabba and was on his way home, when he was intercepted by the police. The seized material and other items were valued at ₹1.86 lakh. A case has been registered under Crime No. 87/2025 at Kanchanbagh police station under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The Hyderabad City Police said that drug abuse among students and youth remains a serious concern, with many families affected by addiction. They appealed to parents to monitor their children's activities and urged the public to share any information that could help curb the drug trade. The arrest was made under the supervision of Inspectors G. Santosh Kumar (Task Force, South West Zone) and Y. Kamal Kumar (Kanchanbagh PS), with Sub-Inspectors G. Vijayanand and K. Raju and their teams.
