Jangaon police have arrested 15 individuals involved in a Rs3.9 crore scam targeting the Dharani and Bhu Bharati online services across Jangaon and Yadadri districts. Nine other accused are currently absconding. The fraudulent activities caused substantial losses to government revenue.
Authorities seized Rs63.19 lakh in cash, Rs1 lakh in bank accounts, property documents worth around Rs1 crore, one car, two laptops, five desktops, and 17 mobile phones.
According to Warangal Commissioner of Police Sunpreet Singh, main accused Pasunuri Basava Raju (32) and Jella Pandu (46) operated an online service center in Yadagirigutta, Yadadri district. Another accused, Ganesh Kumar (39), collected registration fees from farmers through Mee-Seva operators and online centers, promising payment through NRI accounts. Commissions were paid to middlemen, while the bulk of the funds were diverted to the primary accused.
The gang exploited technical glitches in the Dharani and Bhu Bharati websites. Basava Raju reportedly altered application options, edited challans via mobile apps, and submitted manipulated receipts to farmers and local offices, reducing the government’s revenue.
The accused also bypassed Mee-Seva centers, processing registration documents themselves and paying 10–30% commission to accomplices. Fraudulent activity involved 1,080 registration documents, resulting in 22 cases—seven in Jangaon and 15 in Yadadri.
Arrested individuals include:
Pasunuri Basava Raju (32), Jella Pandu (46), Maheshwaram Ganesh Kumar (39), Eegajulapati Srinath (35), Yenagandhula Venkatesh (35), Konduri Sravan (35), Kolipaka Sathish Kumar (36), Tadoori Ranjith Kumar (39), Dumpala Kishan Reddy (29), Dasarath Meghavath (28), Nara Bhanu Prasad (30), Gopagani Srinath (32), Oggu Karnakar (42), Kamalla Shiva Kumar (33), and Aleti Nagaraju (32).
Police have emphasized that the investigation continues as other absconding members of the gang remain at large.
