Duck menace in Gadval

Of late, ducks have become a big menace for the denizens of Gadval in Mahaboobnagar district. Do not wonder about how ducks became menace. Actually it is not ducks but a society is inducing people to part with their money by offering them ducks. Let us get into the story how the gullible are being lured into the scam. Duck Development Society, a Prakasam district-based organisation, is offering training in duck rearing which it claims is very profitable business and those who want to become members to get trained in duck rearing have to pay Rs. 5,000 as membership. The society would impart training in duck rearing. Earlier, it was only Rs. 3000 since there has been scrambling from people the membership fee has risen to Rs. 5000. Simultaneously there is another offer from the Society. If the members pay Rs. 20,000, after 42 days they would be repaid with Rs. 36,000. After hearing my radio speech, a person from Gadval called me and enquired about the viability of the scheme. He was told not to fall prey to the machinations of the new scheme since there is no business on earh that would fetch Rs. 16,000 profit in one and a half month period. He was not convinced. I tried to reason with him in vain. I tried to talk to the superintendent of police of Mahaboobnagar district who said that the DSP of Gadval has been entrusted with the enquiry of duck society. I contacted the DSP and he was busy and told me that he would talk to me later. He never spoke to me again. After a month, Gadval Circle Inspector Kiran Kumar called me and asked to speak to the legal representative of duck society. I told them that the society is indulging in illegal money circulation scheme and they have no business to mobilise money from public be it in the shape of deposits or membership fee. After a lengthy argument, the legal representative offered me to visit Gadval to get explanation in detail. However, he developed cold feet immediately and on some excuse he left for Hyderabad promising that he would return soon. Now, the police are busy in preparing arrangements for Tungabhadra pushkaram and after December 22 only they could spare some time to get into the duck menace. You know what will happen meanwhile. The society would amass several crores of rupees and buy property with that money in somebody else's name. The members would be in an eternal waiting mode to get back their money. That is what exactly happened in Peeshonu case of Suryapet, Nalgonda district. How do they pay Rs. 36,000 in 42 days for a mere investment of Rs. 20,000. That is the catch. The society would repay some members to instill confidence in others from the money collected from the new members. Later, the chain would come to end at some point or other. This is the state of affairs in our country. Meraa Bharat Mahaan.