CCS arrests inter-State fraudster accused of ₹2 crore imported gold scam

The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) has arrested an alleged inter-State fraudster accused of cheating people of around ₹2 crore by promising to supply imported gold from Dubai and Sri Lanka at below-market prices.The accused, identified as Kondapuram Laxmikanth Reddy, a native of Mahabubnagar district, was arrest

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