Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nangi Devender Reddy/Archive

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WP:DUCK applies to Nangi Devender Reddy, Kalali raj goud, and Nalla valapu raj goud. These three accounts have all been involved in attempting to post the same resume-style article about an Indian politician: see. I've already blocked these three accounts on that basis.

My question for a checkuser relates to the fourth account, Balkeshsaini. See, all of these accounts share the same behavior of pasting the same resume-style content across multiple pages, from user pages to the draft space to user sandboxes: compare Special:DeletedContributions/Nangi Devender Reddy, Special:DeletedContributions/Kalali raj goud, Special:DeletedContributions/Nalla valapu raj goud. Balkeshsaini follows this same pattern, but they are promoting a different person named Balkesh Saini, a web developer: see Special:DeletedContributions/Balkeshsaini.

Is Balkeshsaini related to the Nangi Devender Reddy group of sockpuppets? The behavioral peculiarity and writing styles seem more than coincidental—one explanation might be an undisclosed paid editor. Separately, are there any other accounts related to Nangi Devender Reddy, perhaps sleepers? Balkeshsaini is technically the oldest account, but I've listed Nangi Devender Reddy as the master because the behavior evidence is not as strong for Balkeshsaini. Mz7 (talk) 03:59, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * - For confirmation on Balkeshsaini, sleepers. Thanks, GABgab 20:56, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
 * These accounts are ✅:
 * Nalla valapu raj goud is : they're on the same ISP, but using a common device that's different from the common device the other two are using (neither are mobile). Balkeshsaini is ❌ to everyone. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah, so this dispels my suspicions on Balkeshsaini. With no other accounts, and with the accounts already blocked, I think this can be closed with no further action. Mz7 (talk) 02:06, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Nalla valapu raj goud is : they're on the same ISP, but using a common device that's different from the common device the other two are using (neither are mobile). Balkeshsaini is ❌ to everyone. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah, so this dispels my suspicions on Balkeshsaini. With no other accounts, and with the accounts already blocked, I think this can be closed with no further action. Mz7 (talk) 02:06, 31 October 2018 (UTC)