Two Laptop Lifters Arrested

Hyderabad: Two persons were arrested for allegedly committing a series of laptop thefts at PG hostels in Bahadurpally, Dundigal. Police identified the accused as Ganganamoni Anvesh Kumar (20), who stole the laptops, and Mayur Ashol Mewada (46), who received them.

On January 24, Anvesh allegedly stole two laptops from a PG hostel, and on January 26, another seven laptops from a different PG in the same area. Cases were registered and investigation launched.

During patrol on Sunday evening, police apprehended Anvesh after finding him moving suspiciously near Bahadurpally crossroads. On questioning, he confessed to the thefts and revealed Mayur’s role. Police said the recovered property is valued at about ₹3.5 lakh.

TMC employee duped of ₹58 lakh in stock scam

Hyderabad: A senior employee of the Telangana Medical Council was allegedly duped of ₹58.22 lakh after being lured into investing in stocks and IPOs with false promises of high profits. He lodged a complaint with the city cybercrime police.

According to the complaint, since December 31 he had been receiving numerous phone calls and WhatsApp messages from a woman identifying herself as Eshana Yadav and others promising high returns through block trading. They added him to a WhatsApp group that had more than 100 members.

The complainant said the group admins introduced themselves as marketing experts. They allegedly shared trading dashboards and screenshots showing high profits. Believing these to be genuine, he invested his savings.

Between December and January, he transferred ₹58,22,175 through multiple transactions. While small amounts such as ₹500, ₹22,275 and ₹40,000 were initially credited to his account, requests for withdrawing larger sums were blocked.

The trading application displayed a balance of nearly ₹1.9 crore. When he attempted to withdraw ₹81 lakh, the fraudsters rejected his request and instead demanded ₹38.18 lakh under various heads. They refused to adjust the sum against his alleged profit.