Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Police Recover Rs 1.4 Crore in Teaching Job Fraud
Police in NTR district investigated a man accused of promising teaching jobs to unemployed people.
About 120 people allegedly gave him money for those jobs.
The man reportedly collected nearly Rs 2 crore.
The jobs were not provided, and the money was allegedly not returned.
The victims complained to the police after waiting for nearly three years.
Police questioned the accused and recovered Rs 1.40 crore.
That money was returned to the victims.
The victims thanked the police commissioner and other officers for helping them.
NTR district police recovered Rs 1.40 crore from a man accused of cheating about 120 unemployed youth.
Gundemadugula Zedson Mathews allegedly collected nearly Rs 2 crore by promising teaching jobs in aided schools.
The alleged fraud occurred about three years ago in the erstwhile Krishna district.
Victims filed complaints at four police stations after the accused allegedly failed to provide jobs or return their money.
Police returned the recovered amount to the victims, who thanked Commissioner SV Rajasekhar Babu for the investigation.
- Who
- NTR district police, accused Gundemadugula Zedson Mathews, and about 120 unemployed youth.
- What
- Police recovered Rs 1.40 crore allegedly taken in a teaching-job fraud and returned it to victims.
- When
- The alleged fraud took place about three years ago; the recovery and felicitation were reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- Vijayawada and the erstwhile Krishna district, including Jaggaiahpet, Chillakallu, Penuganchiprolu and Kanchikacherla.
- Why
- Victims complained after the promised aided-school jobs were not provided and their money was allegedly not returned.
- Recovered amount
- Rs 1.40 crore
- Alleged amount collected
- Nearly Rs 2 crore
- Number of victims
- Around 120 unemployed youth
- Alleged promise
- Teaching jobs in aided schools
- Accused
- Gundemadugula Zedson Mathews of Kavali
- Police commissioner
- SV Rajasekhar Babu
- Nodal officer
- Jaggaiahpet Circle Inspector P Venkateswarlu