Published 10:45 IST, May 28th 2020

Andhra Pradesh: Police arrests three for allegedly cheating pastor by selling fake gold

The Kaikaluru police arrested three persons on Wednesday for allegedly cheating a pastor by selling fake gold to him in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district

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Kaikaluru police arrested three persons on Wednesday for allegedly cheating a pastor by selling a fake gold to him in Andhra Presh's Krishna district. police have also recovered Rs 4.5 lakh, four motorcycles, four phones, 53 fake gold coins, and material to test gold. According to news ncy ANI, accused persons have been identified as E Chanti Babu- 29 years old, M Tulasi Ram- 29 years old, and M Satyanarayana- 45 years old. 

Narrating incident, Kaikaluru town Senior Inspector Shanmukha Sai said, "E Chanti Babu, M Tulasi Ram and M Satyanarayana are friends and used to cheat people. Chanti and Tulasi Ram lured pastor Jnana Vijay of Vemavarappu vill, Kaikaluru Mandal in name of selling gold on May 22. y took Rs 3 lakh and gave pastor a bag and y slipped away. pastor checked bag only to find a stone. He immediately rushed to Kaikaluru police station and filed a complaint."

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senior inspector furr ded that three persons were caught at market yard on Wednesday. "y spent some money and were going to Eluru to buy some gold for cheating or people in future," he ded. A case has also been registered in this matter. 

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Drug consignment busted 

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Haryana police foiled an attempt to push a big drug consignment by peddlers into state from Mhya Presh and Rajasthan and arrested three persons in connection with it. According to reports, police also seized 1,106 kg of poppy husk concealed in trucks which were intercepted from Kaithal and Panchkula districts.

In first incident, a special task force team intercepted a truck bearing Haryana registration number at a 'Naka' near Titram Mor in Kaithal. police arrested two persons in this connection and seized 876 kg poppy husk concealed under 41 plastic bags of lemon. A preliminary investigation revealed that accused h brought huge consignment of drugs from Mhya Presh. 

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In second incident, police got a tip-off that a huge consignment of narcotics was heing to Panchkula in a truck from Rajasthan. After receiving information, a police team put up barrices near toll plaza in Chandimandir where y found truck. police arrested one person in connection with drug peddling and recovered over 200 kg poppy from five plastic bags hidden under plastic drums. Cases have been registered against accused under relevant provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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(With ncy Inputs)

10:45 IST, May 28th 2020