Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Two Agriculture Assistants Arrested for Cheating Farmers
Two Agriculture Assistants in Holagunda, Kurnool, were arrested for cheating farmers.
They promised to give farmers special seeds and fertilizers at lower prices, but they took the money and didn't give anything in return.
The farmers got very worried because they needed these things for planting crops.
When the assistants didn't come to work for a month, the farmers got suspicious and complained to the police.
The police then arrested the two assistants.
This has made other farmers in the area very worried and shows that there needs to be better checks on people who work for the government.
Two Agriculture Assistants were arrested for cheating farmers out of Rs 7 lakh.
They promised to supply subsidized seeds and fertilizers but failed to deliver.
The accused were posted at Neriniki and Lingampalle village secretariats in Holagunda mandal.
Farmers complained after the assistants went missing for a month and avoided their villages.
The incident has caused anxiety among the local farming community and highlighted the need for stricter monitoring of public servants.
- Who
- Two Agriculture Assistants from Neriniki and Lingampalle village secretariats
- What
- Cheated farmers of Rs 7 lakh by promising subsidized agricultural inputs
- When
- Arrested on Saturday
- Where
- Holagunda, Kurnool
- Why
- To exploit their official positions and gain financially
- Location
- Holagunda, Kurnool
- Accused
- Two Agriculture Assistants
- Amount Cheated
- Rs 7 lakh
- Pretext
- Supplying subsidized seeds and fertilizers
- Action Taken
- Arrested and remanded to judicial custody