Police have booked the accused, Avinash, on the basis of a video footage purportedly showing him beating up an unidentified man.
East Godavari Police has issued charge memos to two policemen for not properly handling the case of a man who allegedly cheated people while claiming to be a relative of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister.
District SP K Ravi Prakash issued the charge memos to Peddapuram circle inspector Sridhar Babu and sub-inspector B Siva Krishna late last night for not properly dealing with the case involving the 'cheat', named Avinash, and failing to get information about him.
Avinash also claimed to be a relative of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister N Chinna Rajappa.
Kakinada SC/ST cell's DSP has been deputed to conduct an inquiry against the two policemen, SP Prakash said today.
The district police had booked Avinash on the basis of a video footage aired by some news channels purportedly showing him beating up an unidentified man.
The Peddapuram police has registered offences against Avinash, who hails from Telangana's Khammam district, under various IPC sections, including 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324, 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) read with 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the SP said.
Six police teams have been formed and a search is on for him in AP, Telangana and other states also, he said.
Avinash, who claimed to be holding cabinet rank and moved in a posh car with a VIP beacon atop it, allegedly cheated many people, educational institutions and NGOs by collecting huge amounts of money from them, police said.
A corporate school in Peddapuram town had yesterday approached police alleging that a person, who identified himself as Avinash, had threatened them of severe consequences saying their school was lacking in basic amenities.