In  a shocking incident, an unknown conman who said he was an Apollo Hospital Doctor fled with second hand Audi Q3 in the pretext of taking a test drive.

The man went to a car showroom in Filmnagar at around 11.30 am. He then introduced himself as Gautam Reddy, a doctor.

He then told the dealer, J. Narendra Kumar that he wanted to buy an Audi car and asked for a test drive. The dealer agreed to him to take the car for a test drive.

“The dealer send his employee Kashi to accompany the ‘doctor’. The suspect drove the car with the dealer's associate for a while. When they reached Apollo Hospital, he requested Kashi to step out of the vehicle saying that he wanted to drive it alone. As Kashi got off the suspect sped away with the vehicle,” said a police official from Banjara Hills police station.

The victim then lodged a complaint and then a case was filed under IPC Section 379 for theft was registered. Police are trying to track the car by investigating through the available CCTV footages in the area . The dealer also claimed that the Audi (AP 28 DR0005) is worth of Rs 40 lakh.

“We have started an investigation to track down the suspect and trace his location. CCTV footages in nearby areas are being analyzed,” said Banjara Hills ACP Uday Kumar Reddy.

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BY M.DIVYA SRI