Hyderabad|India|June'2009: The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, North Zone Team apprehended two lady tricksters by name Palap Narasamma and Eatthera Lingamma both native of Verrannagutta Village, Renjal Mandal, Nizamabad District who joined as maid servants and later cheated their employers by making them to believe that they are selling original gold which was unearthed in digging old houses. Recovered Rs. 1,50,000/- and fake gold biscuits from their possession.

Modus Operandi:
The above accused secured the servant maid jobs in posh localities by taking confidence of the house owners, making them to believe that they are working in other houses in surrounding areas. While on their job they make their house owners believe that they have obtained a treasure trove in the old house diggings by their husbands and wanted to sell the same to trusted people. First they show a gold block and give a small piece as sample to the owners for further verification. As the accused give an original piece of gold to their house owners, after checking from their known goldsmith about its purity they satisfies and get prepared for purchasing the remaining gold block.

As per their capacity they convince and lure their house owners that they are giving gold block at a cheaper price. As such they walk away with easy money cheating the house owners by giving them brass block coated with gold. Later they stop working and leave for their village. After spending the amounts, they select another area and repeat the same.

Recently the above accused committed these type of offences in Alwal, wherein they had cheated a land lady to a tune of Rs. 2 lakhs.

They committed several offences in similar fashion in twin cities and Cyberabad limits i.e. Malkajgiri, Lothkunta, Bollarum, Safilguda, Bowenpally, Alwal, Tolichowki, Erragadda, L.B.Nagar, etc. So far the above gang confessed 28 cases and Rs. 20 lakhs amounts is involved.

Police are causing enquiries to identify the complainants for taking necessary legal action.

In Alwal the aaccused Narasamma had secured a job of maid servant in the house of one private employee by name Ch.Srinivas Rao who hails from Karimnagar dist. After two weeks the above accused showed gold blocks to her employer and stated that it was unearthed from the digging of old houses at Golconda where her husband was working as labourer. They want to dispose the same to their employer at a very less price, because he was the only known person to them in city. Believing their version the complainant paid Rs. 1, 50,000/- for the gold block to the accused. From the very next day the accused stopped working at complaint’s house. On suspicion complainant got checked the gold block with goldsmith and found it to be fake one.

In a similar manner Narasamma and Lingamma, both cheated another person to the tune of Rs. 40,000/- and sped away.

Both the accused and Narasamma’s husband Nagaiah are being handed over to Alwal Police Station for necessary action.

The arrest was made under the supervision of Sri.V.B.Kamalasan Reddy, DCP Task Force by Sri.V.Shyam Babu, Inspector North Zone Task Force, S.Is Sri, P.Venkatagiri, G.V.Ramana Goud, Y.Nageshwar Rao, S.Giri Prasad and staff of North Zone Task Force team.

Reachout's News Bureau
 June' 2009