2 attention diversion gang members nabbed

Hyderabad: The East Zone Task Force sleuths on Sunday arrested two offenders of a diverting attention gang and seized Rs 1.60 lakh net cash, one bike, 5 cell phones and other incriminating material from the possession of the accused.

According to Task force sleuths, Mohammed Sameeruddin (39, cook), a resident of Bandlaguda, and Abdul Rizwan (21, electrician), a resident of Bodhan, along with other two absconding accused Mohammed Arif (18, private employee) and Mujaid belonging to Nizamabad, committed four offences, diverting attention of people in Hyderabad and Nizamabad districts.

Sameeruddin and Rizwan would approach various money transfer agencies and travels who exchange Dirhams for Indian currency. Another person would be waiting outside on a bike to make good their escape. The accused approach victims with a black color pouch containing original Dirhams on the pretext of exchanging them with the Indian currency and hand over the pouch to the victim to count the dirhams.

They would first refuse to agree with the value quoted by the victim and take back the bag. Later, they would hand over another bag containing fake currency of dirhams, and request payment as per the value quoted by the victim. The victim unaware that he was short-changed would make the payment with which the accused slip away.

Earlier, Sameeruddin was involved in robbery case in the limits of PS Biknoor and Extortion case in the limits of Abids Police station and rape case in the limits of Mailardevpally police station.