Key accused in Swapnalok Complex illegal firms case held from Bengaluru
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: The Central Crime Station sleuths of the city police arrested a Bengaluru-based businessman in connection with cases filed against QNet and Vihaan Direct Selling India Pvt Ltd, in the aftermath of the Swapnalok Complex fire. Upendranath Reddy, and five associates are accused of floating the V-Empire firm, which also operated from the Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad, and hiring unemployed youths to undertake fraudulent schemes. The police said their probe revealed that the accused collected money from unemployed youth and innocent public, promising high returns. The prime accused, Rajesh Khanna and Upendranath Reddy, are accused of colluding with others to hold motivation classes and lure victims in the guise of e-commerce business, with the promise of monthly returns ranging from '60,000, based on investments.