Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Four Arrested After Dating-App Lure, Assault and Robbery
Police in Nandyal arrested four young men.
They are accused of meeting a man through a dating and social networking app.
The police said the men persuaded him to meet them on August 15.
They allegedly took him to a lonely place near a temple.
The man was reportedly threatened with knives and beaten with iron rods.
His cash and mobile phone were allegedly stolen.
Police later arrested the four suspects and recovered several items.
Police also asked anyone else targeted in a similar way to report it.
Nandyal Taluk police arrested four youths accused of luring, assaulting and robbing a man.
Police said the suspects befriended the victim through the Polo application and arranged a meeting on August 15.
The victim was allegedly taken to an isolated area, beaten with iron rods and threatened with knives.
The suspects allegedly stole Rs 7,200 and the victim’s mobile phone before fleeing.
Police seized knives, iron rods, mobile phones, cash and a motorcycle, and registered a case under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Nandyal Taluk police arrested Bolledula Pavan Kumar, Gurram Venkata Naga Charan, Pasupuleti Venkata Umakanth and Bal Shetty Hemanth; they are accused of robbing a man.
- What
- The four youths allegedly lured a man through the Polo application, assaulted him and robbed him.
- When
- The alleged robbery occurred on August 15; the victim filed a complaint on August 17, and the arrests were reported on Thursday.
- Where
- The victim was allegedly taken near Anjaneya Swamy Temple after meeting near Golden Function Hall on the Nandyal-Kothapalli road; the arrests occurred near PAV Ventures in Nandamuri Nagar.
- Why
- Police said the suspects used a digital lure to target the victim and steal his cash and mobile phone.
- Arrested
- Four youths from Nandyal town
- Alleged victim's loss
- Rs 7,200 in cash and a mobile phone
- Reported meeting date
- August 15
- Complaint date
- August 17
- Seized items
- Two knives, two iron rods, five mobile phones, Rs 5,800 and a Honda motorcycle
- Case registered under
- Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Police concern
- The suspects are suspected of targeting other people through similar digital lures