Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- A 53-year-old man was arrested for allegedly impersonating senior government officials and cheating public representatives by asking for money in the name of various government welfare and employment schemes, Film Nagar Police said on Friday, November 6.

The arrested person was identified as Thota Balaji Nayudu, a native of Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh. He was working as an Assistant Engineer (AE) at NTPC Ramagundam and was under suspension.

According to police, the accused collected mobile phone numbers of legislators and other public representatives from various websites. He subsequently contacted them, posing as a senior official in the Finance Department at the Secretariat or an Additional Secretary-level...