Overview
- HYDRAA and Pahadishareef police registered a case naming Sunkari Naresh, Chandu Srinivas and Praveen after a Hayathnagar woman reported being cheated.
- Investigators say the trio took ₹50 lakh in June, with ₹20 lakh collected by Praveen in Madhapur and ₹30 lakh later taken by Naresh after a visit to the victim’s home near Mankhal.
- Naresh was presented as a legal adviser and Srinivas as a digital media correspondent, with both allegedly invoking connections to influence HYDRAA officials.
- HYDRAA ACP P. Thirumal filed the complaint, and Commissioner A. V. Ranganath warned the public to avoid middlemen and use official grievance channels such as Prajavani sessions.
- Officials cite fabricated credentials and a surfaced video with false allegations against HYDRAA as part of the probe, which also references prior HYDRAA complaints over Vertex’s works near Suram Cheruvu.