The Gopalapatnam police arrested six persons for allegedly trying to cheat a person by selling fake platinum here on Tuesday.
According to SHO Bala Surya Rao, the six members contacted P. Raju and struck a deal for selling a piece of metal which they claimed to be platinum for a sum of Rs.8 lakh.
The arrested were identified as S. Lakhsmi, D. Kesava, D. Kishen, D. Hemalatha, K. Sreenu, and S. Appalasuri.
The accused contacted the buyer through cellphone and asked him to come to a spot near Baji Junction. While they were waiting for the buyer, a team led by Bala Surya Rao reached the spot and arrested them.
All the six were booked under IPC Section 420 for trying to cheat a person.