The Eluru Two Town police arrested a person on charges of impersonating a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and cheating unemployed youth by promising them jobs.
The accused identified as Bathula Srinivas, native of Suryapet district in Telangana State, impersonated as a DSP in Guntur district. He allegedly deceived two Sub-Inspector (SI) aspirants, and collected ₹18 lakh from one victim and ₹8 lakh from another.
The accused was earlier involved in similar offences in Rajahmundry Two Town, Chilakaluripet, Suryapet, Mattampalli, Tripurantakam, and Narasaraopet Rural police stations, Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore said on Monday (October 12, 2026).
On a tip off, the police raided a hotel in Eluru and arrested the accused Srinivas, said DSP D. Sravan Kumar. Police recovered a walkie-talkie, police uniform, fake rubber stamps, fake appointment orders and ₹5.5 lakh cash, the DSP added.
Published – October 12, 2026 09:37 pm IST
