HYDERABAD: Promising high interest, a cellphone
shop owner duped several of his relatives to the tune of Rs
2 crore
at Kushaiguda
. With a promise of high interest rate,Venu from Saket
Township in Kushaiguda
, borrowed amount ranging from Rs
1 to Rs
5 lakhs
from 15 of his relatives in one year. Till July 2013, He collected nearly Rs 2 crore as his relatives fell for the high interest rate that he promised to pay.
When Venu
expressed his inability to repay the money, some victims approached the police on Sunday. "The victims did not give a written complaint. So, no case was registered," inspector K Venkat
Reddy said.