Telangana man arrested for impersonating DSP in Andhra’s Eluru

The Eluru Two Town police have arrested a person on charges of impersonating a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and duping unemployed youths by promising them jobs.

The accused identified as Bathula Srinivas, a native of Suryapet district of Telangana state, posing as DSP of Guntur district. He allegedly duped two sub-inspector (SI) aspirants and collected ₹18 lakh from one victim and ₹8,000 from the other.

The accused was earlier involved in similar offenses at Rajahmundry Two Town, Chilakaluripet, Suryapet, Mattampalli, Tripurantakam and Narasaraopet police stations, Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore said on Monday (October 12, 2026).

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a hotel in Eluru and arrested the accused Srinivas, DSP D. Sravan Kumar said. The police recovered a walkie-talkie, police uniform, fake stamps, fake meeting orders and ₹5.5 million in cash, the DSP added.

Published – 12 Oct 2026 21:37 IST