Hyderabad, Aug. 2 -- A cab driver in Hyderabad was arrested on Saturday, August 1, for duping 50 people by providing them with fake allotment letters for 2BHK flats under the Telangana government's Dignity Housing Scheme.

The accused was identified as 27-year-old Syed Salman, a resident of Barkas, Chandrayangutta. Based on a tip-off, the Commissioner's Task Force Jubilee Hills, in coordination with the Moghalpura police, arrested Salman.

The police also seized 52 forged 2BHK allotment letters and one mobile phone from the accused. An investigation revealed that the cab driver targeted people who aspired for flats. Salman claimed to have contacts with government officials and assured the victims that he would get the houses allotted to t...