A Nellore-based teacher and his went missing after borrowing huge amounts from people claiming they were into prawn business. The victims lodged a complaint with the police on Monday and also began an intense search operation of their own. The Nellore district SP has ordered the local Balaji Nagar police to file a case in this regard after giving the victims a patient hearing. He directed the local police to arrest couple who went absconding.

The teacher, Ch. Krishna Reddy of Haranadha Rao Puram in Nellore, and his wife, Padmaja, developed close and amicable relations with everyone in the neighbourhood. Krishna Reddy worked as a teacher in Thotapalli Guduru. The couple would borrow small amounts often from locals and return them on time.

Krishna Reddy and his wife claimed that they were into prawn business and took loans of Rs. 10.50 lakhs from K. Vijayakumar Reddy of the same locality, Rs.9 lakhs from one Rajani, Rs. 18 lakhs from Pitchi Reddy and Rs. 15 lakhs from one M. Sunitha. They later sold their house to a doctor and disappeared overnight. The victims later realised that the couple had duped several others in a similar fashion.

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