CHADDI GANG SPOTTED

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Hyderabad: A gang resembling the notorious chaddi gang was spotted in CCTV footage recorded in a residence in Mahbubnagar. The visuals from three apartments in Mahbubnagar showed that four men wearing undergarments successfully attempted burglaries in in the wee hours of Tuesday, fleeing with 20 gram gold, 8 gram silver and `8,000 cash from the apartments.“The four thieves were seen wearing undergarments and carrying sticks while walking along the corridors of the apartment. Following a complaint from the locals, the police and the clues team rushed to the spot and checked the whole area for evidence,” police said. The case is under investigation and it is yet to be confirmed whether it was an attempt by the chaddi gang or some other gang impersonating them. A 35-year-old man hailing from Andhra Pradesh who duped hundreds of unemployed youth by collecting money under the pretext of providing jobs at multi-national companies was nabbed by the Malkajgiri Special Operations Team, after two years.

The probe by the team revealed that Shaik Mastanwali alias Munna was reportedly involved in sexual exploitation of innocent women who worked at his office as tele-callers. He also recorded his acts using hidden cameras and used the videos to get rid of them when they pressurised him to offer them better jobs.

Munna, a native of Guntur, came to the city in 2007, and completed his graduation from Mahbub College, Secunderabad. He worked as a sales executive for five years, until he met Santoshi, Navaneetha, and Ravi who were running placement consultancies.

In 2012, Munna partnered with them and started a call centre at Begumpet and Vidyanagar. He recruited several unemployed youngsters as tele-callers and trapped them with the promise of providing jobs at MNCs using his contacts and collected money. However, he cheated them.

“For four years, Munna continued to cheat job aspirants.Whenever they demanded their money back, he threatened that he would lodge complaints against them for misbehaviour with his staff. Worried about cases, several youngsters remained tightlipped,” said Malkajgiri DCP Ch. R. Umamaheswara Sarma on Wednesday.

Three complaints were received at the Malkajgiri police station in which youths accused Munna of cheating them. The accused was traced to his native place and has been nabbed, said the DCP.

Another official said, “Munna trapped several women and exploited them sexually and recorded the act to threaten the victims. Evidence in support with that has been recovered from him. However, no formal complaints have been received.”