Jubilee Hills BMW Incident | Hyderabad, Oct 2 : Jubilee Hills police have arrested four men for allegedly posing as hijras and forcibly demanding money from motorists and others, police said.
The arrests followed a video showing four people stopping the owner of a newly purchased BMW in Jubilee Hills and allegedly demanding ₹5,000.
The video was recorded by a YouTuber and later posted on X. Telangana Director General of Police C V Anand took note of the post and directed Jubilee Hills police to investigate the incident.
According to Jubilee Hills Additional Inspector Satyanarayana, the incident took place on August 21 near True Black Coffee on Road No. 45 in Jubilee Hills.
The BMW owner had visited the coffee shop and was preparing to leave after having coffee when four people allegedly stopped him. The group, dressed in traditional attire associated with hijras, allegedly demanded ₹5,000.
Police began tracing the suspects after the video surfaced online.
Jubilee Hills BMW incident | Police Trace Suspects After CCTV Check
Investigators examined around 500 CCTV cameras over nearly a month to track the suspects’ movements from Jubilee Hills towards Boduppal. With assistance from the task force police, they identified and detained the four suspects in Boduppal.
The arrested men were identified as Ramesh, 40, a daily-wage worker; Satyanarayana, 41; Ramesh, 42; and Yadagiri, 44. Police said all four are residents of Kakatiya Kalanagar in Boduppal.
Police alleged that the men had been dressing in this manner for some time and stopping people on roads to demand money. They also allegedly visited houses during housewarming ceremonies and newly opened shops to collect money.
According to police, the four allegedly used threats and force while demanding money from people.
The four men were arrested and subsequently remanded in judicial custody, Inspector Satyanarayana said.
The investigation is continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and identify whether the group was involved in similar incidents elsewhere.
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