Chitradurga: Police arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly cheating a Telangana resident of Rs 10 lakh by promising to sell gold at a lower price. The arrested person has been identified as D Raju, a resident of Kasavanahalli village in Jagalur taluk of Davanagere district.According to police, Raju had befriended Bodiga Srinivas, a resident of Peddapalli village in Anantapur district, Telangana, near Chinnahagari stream on Sept 26. Introducing himself as Tippeswamy, Raju allegedly offered to sell him gold at a cheaper rate. He handed over 250g gold to Srinivas, collected Rs 10 lakh and fled.Following a complaint, a case of cheating was registered at Nayakanahatti police station. Acting on the directions of DSP MG Satyanarayan Rao, a team led by CPI Hanumanthappa M Shirehalli and PSI G Panduranga investigated the case and arrested Raju at Kasavanahalli village in Jagalur taluk.Police seized Rs 8 lakh in cash and the mobile phone allegedly used in the crime. He was later produced before a court. SP Kushal Chouksey and additional SP Shivakumar appreciated PSI G Panduranga and police personnel AM Basha, Srihari, Thimmesh and Kumar for tracing and arresting the accused.
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