The Guntur Urban police arrested a local realtor, Pradeep Kumar, who allegedly cheated an NRI couple over the sale of a flat.
Superintendent of police (Guntur Urban) Sarva Srestha Tripathi said on Tuesday that the NRI couple, Ambati Ramakrishna and Swarajya Lakshmi, had sent him a mail stating that they had paid Pradeep Kumar, based in AT Agraharam, Rs.16 lakh in two instalments for the purchase of a flat.
When the time came to register the property in their name, the realtor started giving evasive replies. The SP told them to send him a formal complaint through registered post. Based on their complaint, the SP asked Additional Superintendent of Police Venkat Appala Naidu, to investigate the case. The realtor was arrested and sent to judicial remand.