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Hyderabad, November 6 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): The Commissioner’s Task Force (Golconda Zone), in coordination with Film Nagar Police, has apprehended a 53-year-old man accused of impersonating senior government officials and cheating public representatives and members of the public by falsely promising benefits under various government welfare and employment schemes.
The accused has been identified as Thota Balaji Nayudu, also known as Nayudu, Naidu, Anil Kumar and Mallareddy. According to the police, he allegedly collected the contact details of legislators and other public representatives from various websites and contacted them while posing as a senior official of the Finance Department at the Secretariat.
He allegedly gained their confidence by referring to government initiatives, including the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana and Chief Minister’s unemployment schemes, and sought monetary contributions in the name of implementing these programmes.
According to the police, the accused is a native of Kirlampudi village in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his graduation from JNTU, Kakinada, and subsequently joined NTPC Ramagundam as a Junior Engineer. He was later promoted to Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) and Assistant Engineer (AE). He is currently under suspension.
Police stated that the accused was trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in 2008 and subsequently handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He allegedly continued fraudulent activities thereafter by impersonating government officials. In 2016, Banjara Hills Police reportedly invoked the Preventive Detention (PD) Act against him.
The police said that a total of 43 criminal cases have been registered against the accused in various police stations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the years.
During interrogation, he reportedly confessed to his involvement in two recent cases: Crime No. 505/2026 registered at Film Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act; and Crime No. 259/2026 registered at Mancherial Town Police Station under Section 318(4) of the BNS and Section 66(D) of the IT Act.
The arrest operation was conducted under the supervision of M. Mahesh, Inspector of Police, Task Force, Golconda Zone, and A. Ramesh, Inspector of Police, Film Nagar Police Station. Sub-Inspectors G. Vijayanand of the Task Force and Shaik Saleem of Film Nagar Police Station, along with their respective staff, participated in the operation.
Police have advised public representatives and members of the public to remain cautious about individuals claiming to be government officials and demanding money in the name of government schemes. (pressmediaofindia.com)
