News/City Updates

5 imposters extort ₹76,000 from tourists in Bheemili, Visakhapatnam

In a recent incident in Bheemili, the Visakhapatnam City Police have arrested 5 people for duping tourists and extorting ₹76,000 on Tuesday. The arrested allegedly impersonated themselves as police personnel in front of the tourists.  

Identified as S Satish (24), P Karuna (26), Y Pavan Sai (24), S Venkatesh (22), and Ch Siva Prasad (27), they were all from different parts of the city.  

According to the Visakhapatnam City Police, a family from Anakapalli District had come to visit Bheemili and were residing at a resort. The accused, who were also reportedly staying in the same resort, noticed the members of the family indulged in gambling. They formulated a plan, impersonated police personnel and threatened to arrest them. They reportedly took approximately ₹76,000 from them.  

The tourists who suspected the fraud as they saw them leaving the resort in a hurry reported the incident to the police immediately. Based on a complaint, the police caught the accused and recovered ₹46,000 from them. 

Upon investigation, the police also found that the accused had a previous criminal history.  

 Stay tuned to Yo! Vizag for more updates. 

Team Yo! Vizag

Recent Posts

Girls vaccinated against cancer

Girls in the age group of 9-14 years were administered HPV booster vaccine dose at…

5 hours ago

6 Sports TV Shows That’ll Ruin Your Productivity This Weekend!

There's always something happening in the sports field around the world. Like, currently, the FIFA…

20 hours ago

JNTU-GV holds first convocation

The first convocation of JNTU-GV was held at AU Convocation Hall in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.…

21 hours ago

Husband of Radha Gayatri held

Sricharan, husband of Vizag techie Radha Gayatri who died under mysterious conditions in Mussoorie last…

21 hours ago

‘Mahendragiri’ joins Navy fleet

Warship INS Mahendragiri, a Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy, was commissioned…

1 day ago

Cabinet okays establishment of NIA special court in Vizag

The State Cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, approved the establishment of a National Investigation…

1 day ago