The Chickballapur police on Wednesday arrested two persons, who allegedly posed as officials from the Land Acquisition Department of the National Highways Authority of India and cheated a landlord promising compensation.
Based on a complaint by the victim, Srinivasa Reddy, the police registered a case on August 23 and tracked down Syed Mubarak, 34, from Attibele and his associate Akram Pasha, from Anekal. The police also recovered ₹1.2 lakh from them.
According to the police, the duo had approached Mr. Reddy, promising to get him ₹28 lakh compensation for the land which was being acquired for a national highway.