Overview
- Bodimi Shetty Haribabu, an assistant at the Quthbullapur MLA Camp Office, faces charges after 84 applicants each paid ₹1 lakh for bogus government-allotted two-bedroom flats
- Jeedimetla police registered case Cr. No. 695/2025 following a July 14 complaint by Giri Nagar society president Thailam Ramesh
- Investigators seized video footage of money handovers, recorded statements from eight victims and impounded Haribabu’s mobile phone as key evidence
- Officials allege the accused used the collected funds to build his own home in Reddy Nagar Colony, Quthbullapur
- Authorities are working to identify remaining victims and have urged residents to confirm housing offers through official government channels