HYDERABAD: Posing as CBI sleuths, a gang of unidentified offenders gained entry into the house of a real estate businessman at Gachibowli on Monday and escaped with 1.3 kilo gold and Rs 1.75 lakh cash.
Family members of businessman Subramanyam realised how they were conned only after the offenders left the place and immediately alerted Gachibowli police. According to police, at around 1.30 pm, four persons entered flat number 110 in block-C of Jayabheri Orange County apartment complex in Nanakramguda.
Subramanyam was not home when the offenders struck. The accused introduced themselves as CBI sleuths to Subramanyam’s wife Bhagya Lakshmi and asked her to cooperate when they went about searching the flat, Gachibowli inspector G Suresh said. The pseudo CBI sleuths took locker keys from Lakshmi and took away gold and cash from it. “The gang collected the gold along with cash and left the place within 20 minutes,” Madhapur DCP M Venkateshwarlu said. The fraudsters also took four cellphones from the house.
After the accused let the flat, Lakshmi informed Subramanyam about the incident and he immediately rushed to the flat. The businessman gathered details from his wife and realised that the raid was conducted by fraudsters. A complaint was lodged with police at around 5 pm.
Soon after the complaint was lodged, a police team rushed to the apartment and verified the CCTV footage to identify the accused.
“The accused wore formal dress and spoke in Telugu. All of them wore masks. They fled in a car towards the ORR. We suspect that the offenders could be known to the businessman’s family,” the DCP said. Two special police teams are on the lookout to nab the offenders.
