VIJAYAWADA: A woman, Dattaluri Venkata Anjani Shailaja, was sentenced to one-year imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 slapped on her for cheating another woman to the tune of 12 lakh after promising to sell her a flat.
According to Vijayawada police, Aravapalli Lakshmi Kumari was promised a flat in Ongole town in 2011. She had paid an advance of 4.65 lakh at the time of agreement and paid the remaining amount of 7.35 lakh to the accused in instalments.
Later, when the complainant queried on the property, the accused failed to provide her with a convincing answer. And soon, the complainant realised that the flat had been sold to someone else for a higher price.
On a complaint, Machavaram police registered a case and took up the investigation. On Wednesday, the court convicted the accused and sentenced her to imprisonment.
