Dundigal police bust ‘cash baarish’ scam; 4 held for duping victims with fake money-multiplying puja
The accused allegedly lured gullible victims by claiming that performing a ‘cash baarish’ pooja (money rain ritual) could double or triple their cash
By - Newsmeter Network
Hyderabad: A ‘cash baarish’ (money rain) scam, where conmen duped people by promising to multiply their money through a fake ritual, has been busted by the Cyberabad Police.
Within days of the complaint, the Dundigal Police tracked down and arrested four members of the gang, recovering Rs 8.5 lakh in cash, a country-made weapon and a knife.
The prime accused, who posed as a ‘guru’ performing the ritual, remains absconding.
Case details
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Medchal Zone) N. Koti Reddy said that the case came to light after a victim reported being cheated at Gandimaisamma X Road in the early hours of October 18.
The complaint was lodged on October 21, following which special teams from the Crime Team and CCS Medchal launched a coordinated operation.
On October 26, investigators arrested four suspects, Mohammad Irfan, Gugoloth Ravindhar, Kavira Sai Baba, and Thakur Manohar Singh at Gandimaisamma, successfully cracking the case within five days.
Scammers promised to triple victim’s money
The accused allegedly lured gullible victims by claiming that performing a ‘cash baarish’ pooja (money rain ritual) could double or triple their cash.
Victims were asked to hand over their money for the ritual. During the process, the gang offered sweets and almond milk laced with intoxicants as prasadam.
Once the victims lost consciousness, the gang fled with the cash. Police said the same group had been cheating people across different areas using similar methods.
Cash and weapons seized
During the arrests, police recovered Rs 8.5 lakh in cash, a country-made weapon and a knife from Mohammad Irfan. Based on the recovery, provisions under the Arms Act have also been invoked, the DCP said.
The arrested accused
Mohammad Irfan (44) – Sofa worker, resident of Bahadurpura, Hyderabad; native of Nizamabad.
Previous Cases: Cr.No. 259/2022 (Uppal PS): Cheating case under Sections 406, 420 IPC. Cr.No. 81/2007 (Nizamabad II Town PS): Offences under Sections 149, 498(A), 290, 325, 448 IPC.
Gugoloth Ravindhar (40) – Makeup artist, resident of Film Nagar, Hyderabad; native of Kamareddy district., Kavira Sai Baba (41) – Courier delivery boy, resident of Suraram, Quthbullapur, Medchal district.
Thakur Manohar Singh (39) – Washerman, resident of Khairtabad, Hyderabad.
Key accused at large
The case has been registered under Cr.No. 1043/2025 U/s 123, 318(4), 303(2) r/w 3(5) BNS of Dundigal Police Station.
The gang’s mastermind, Abdul Kayyoom, a native of Uttar Pradesh who acted as the ‘guru’ performing the so-called ritual, is still on the run. He had previously been involved in a similar cheating case at Uppal Police Station, police said.
