Two nursing students died on the spot on Tuesday after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Gadwal.
Hyderabad:Two nursing students died on the spot on Tuesday after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Gadwal.
In the mishap, two other persons were injured and were shifted to a hospital.
The deceased were identified as Maheswari and Manisha, students of the Government Nursing College in Gadwal.
On Tuesday, the students had finished college and were waiting to catch a bus to return home. Around 5 pm, while they were waiting at the bus stop, a speeding vehicle struck them and then rammed into a tree. The students sustained severe head injuries and died on the spot. The police registered a case of negligent driving causing death and detained the driver of the vehicle. The bodies were shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem. On Wednesday, the police handed over the bodies to the victims’ parents.
Man arrested for cheating 400 of Rs 5 crore
Hyderabad:The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a man accused of cheating around 400 people to the tune of ₹5 crore through a fraudulent multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme promising high returns. The accused, Anand Varma (49), son of Omanshu Kumar Verma and general secretary of Mayacare Welfare Society, was arrested in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he resides. According to the CID, the arrest followed a complaint lodged by Kodela Bhadraiah, a resident of Chityal in Bhupalpally district, alleging that one Lalith Mohan Varma, Chairman and Managing Director of Maya Care Welfare Society, had launched an online MLM business under a binary system and lured nearly 400 unsuspecting individuals—mostly unemployed youth — across states.
The accused reportedly collected ₹5 crore by promising high interest and returns on investments, but failed to deliver, thereby cheating the investors. Acting on the complaint, the CID registered a case and initiated an investigation, which led to Anand Varma’s arrest in Uttar Pradesh.
Further investigation is underway.
Techie loses Rs 38L in trading scam
Hyderabad:A 40-year-old techie from Miyapur lost `38.62 lakh in a trading scam after being lured through an Instagram advertisement. Though he was shown virtual profits of over `1.3 crore, the actual amount credited to his account was just `200. A case has been registered by the Cyberabad cyber crime police under the IT Act.
According to police, the victim, an IT employee, was added to a WhatsApp group after clicking on a link in an Instagram ad. There, he was contacted by a woman who identified herself as Priya Sharma, a data analyst. Claiming to offer trading guidance, she urged him to sharpen his skills, promising that he could double his profits.
She advised him to use an app called "ASK Investment Company" and guided him through investment strategies involving block trades and upper circuit stocks. Encouraged by purported testimonials and screenshots of high returns shared in the WhatsApp group, the victim began investing, starting with `50,000 and gradually increasing it to `14.87 lakh. In total, he transferred `38.62 lakh from his account and his wife’s account.
As the trading continued, Priya told him he had earned over `1 crore in profits. However, before he could withdraw the amount, she demanded `18 lakh as tax clearance. When he requested the amount be deducted from his earnings, she responded saying that they do not have any right on his amount and he has to pay the tax separately.
It was only then that the victim realised the displayed profits were fictitious. The only actual amount he received was `200. He subsequently filed a complaint with the Cyberabad cyber crime wing.
Man Duped Of Rs 1.17 lakh In Online Supply Fraud
Hyderabad:Crooks posing as representatives of a reputed company duped a 55-year-old man of `1,17,646 in online fraud. The victim was searching for transmission tools (manual joint compressor and spare parts) on the online commerce platform IndiaMART and he stumbled upon the spam links. The victim in his complaint to the police stated that he was searching for the transmission tools on the online platform, wherein he received a WhatsApp call from the scammers claiming to be the representatives of US Enterprises.
The fraudsters assured the victim that they supplied transmission line tools and requested a Performa Invoice, R.G. Siva Maruthi ACP, city cyber crime unit, said.
“The Purchase Order (MI/2025-26/1) was generated on April 5 and the same day victim made a payment of `1, 17,646 in the scammers’ account. The victim continuously called up and sent WhatsApp messages requesting the dispatch of materials, as per the agreed terms and conditions, but there was no response from the fraudsters. The kept on deferring the plan,” ACP said quoting the victim.
Two weeks ago that was on April 19, the scammers sent a fraudulent tax invoice and shipping documents to the victim, ACP added. “On the basis of complaints filed by the victim, efforts are on to identify the scammers,” he added.
