One Prime Accused in Call Money Scam Arrested

Pendyala Srikanth, One of the prime accused in the call money scam Pendyala Srikanth, has been arrested here on Tuesday night. Srikanth was absconding after the scam was unearthed in Vijayawada last month. He was arrested in a hotel where he was staying here by the Task Force police, and then handed over to Machavaram police of Vijayawada.

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            Srikanth was the seventh accused arrested in the case. Two more accused were absconding and police were making efforts to arrest them.