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Hans India
29-05-2025
- Hans India
Two pseudo Naxals nabbed for Rs 50 lakh extortion bid
Hyderabad: The Jeedimetla police detected pseudo Naxalites attempting to extort Rs 50 lakh from a city-based businessman. The police arrested two persons native of Gannavaram in Andhra Pradesh and seized 13 country made bombs, threatening letter and four mobiles from their possession. The police arrested Yerramsetty Raju (33) and Kandurelli Raju (24). According to the police, on May 22, they received a complaint from Kuna Raghavender Goud that the tulsi plant in front of their house had been damaged a letter and red-coloured towel were found placed on their car. The letter claimed they were Naxalites and demanded Rs 50 lakh, threatening to kill him if the amount was not paid. Balanagar ACP Naresh Reddy stated that the police took the case seriously and launched a thorough investigation by reviewing footage from over 500 CCTV cameras and deploying teams in multiple directions. Their efforts revealed that two individuals had visited the complainant's house, and upon close examination, the suspects are believed to be two youths aged between 25 and 30 years. On information, the Jeedimetla police traced the accused persons lurking in HMT Jungle and apprehended them on Wednesday. On interrogation both of them confessed of having committed this offence with a view to extort huge amounts from the complainant as they are financers and business people. The Balanagar ACP said that the accused, who belongs to Gannavaram of AP State temporarily came to Shapur Nagar and for some period worked in Pvt Company as they are facing financial difficulties, conspired to extort money by impersonating Naxalites. Owing to their financial distress and criminal intent, both accused hatched a plan to earn easy money by targeting a well-off resident of Shapur Nagar for extortion. However, upon receiving no response from the complainant, both accused travelled to Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, where they reportedly assembled an improvised explosive device (IED) with the intention to escalate their threats. They then returned to Hyderabad and due to no response to plant and detonate the bomb at the complainant's residence on May 28, intending to create fear and force compliance.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- The Hindu
Two pseudo naxals held in Hyderabad extortion plot
The Jeedimetla police arrested two men who attempted to extort ₹50 lakh from a businessman by posing as naxalites on Wednesday. The accused, both natives of Gannavaram in Andhra Pradesh, were picked up from the Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) forest area in the early hours, and 13 country-made bombs, a threatening letter, and four mobile phones were seized from them. The accused were identified as Yerramsetty Raju, 33, and Kandurelli Raju, 24, currently residing in Shapur Nagar on the outskirts of the city. The case came to light on May 22, when the complainant, Kuna Raghavender Goud, approached the police after his father, Ravinder Goud, discovered that the Tulasi plant in front of their home had been damaged and a red-coloured towel and letter were placed on their car. The letter, written in Telugu and signed under the name of a naxalite group, demanded ₹50 lakh and threatened them with dire consequences if the demands were not met. Search teams were formed who analysed footage from over 500 CCTV cameras to trace the perpeterators. Following their arrest, they confessed to the crime, revealing that financial distress had driven them to orchestrate the extortion attempt. Investigation revealed that Yerramsetty Raju, who has a previous record of property-related offences at Gannavaram police station, had recently lost his job at a private company. Along with his associate, Kandurelli Raju, he devised the plan to target affluent individuals in Shapur Nagar, in the hope of securing quick money through fear tactics. When the initial threat failed to elicit a response, the two travelled to Vizianagaram, where they reportedly assembled improvised explosive device (IED) in a bid to escalate their intimidation. They returned to Hyderabad with the intention of planting and detonating a bomb to compel compliance from the victim. Their plan however was foiled before any harm could occur.
