Hyderabad, Sept. 2 -- A journalist from Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills was allegedly duped of Rs 3 lakh in a land deal at Aziznagar in Moinabad.

The victim identified as Mohammed Shamsuddin,60, approached the police and filed a complaint. In his complaint, the journalist stated that the accused Madi Ram Reddy,66 took Rs 3 lakh from him on the pretext of selling him two acres of land at Aziz Nagar.

However, Shamsuddin learnt that the land in question belonged to another person, who is a resident of Banjara Hills. Based on the complaint, the Moinabad police registered a case and are investigating.

In a similar case, the Rachakonda police arrested eight people for land scam worth Rs 5 crore in Hyderabad. The accused, as per the police, were jo...