HYDERABAD: Karimnagar police tracked down a fraudster wanted in 12 cases to his shelter in Safilguda in Secunderabad after five years.
To evade cops, the 32-year-old accused, M Vidya Sagar, fled from his village of Tadikal in Karimnagar district in 2016 to Hyderabad and even changed his name.
Sagar, who is a graduate, committed 12 offences in Karimnagar town, Sircilla, Jagtial, Jammikunta, Malyal and Choppadandi between 2015 and 2016.
Of the 12 offences, eight were cheating cases and two related to thefts.
He was also involved in a robbery and an attempt to murder case.
Police suspected that he might be living in Hyderabad with another name.
police obtained the phone number linked to Aadhaar card issued in the name of M Vijay.
Using that, they zeroed in on him at Old Safilguda on Tuesday and arrested him.
He was first arrested in March 2016.
After spending about five months in prison, he got bail.
“Fearing that he will get convicted, Sagar fled from Karimnagar to Hyderabad.
He obtained an Aadhaar card, driver’s licence and opened bank accounts under a new name, M Vijay,” Karimnagar ACP P Ashok said.