Andhra Pradesh: Two held for burglaries in Proddatur, ₹13.5 lakh price gold ornaments seized
Kadapa police on Wednesday arrested two infamous inter-State burglars and recovered ₹13.5 lakh price of gold ornaments stolen from a home located in Proddatur III City limits.
Valapalli Venkatesh (50) of Janagaon city in Telangana and Shaik Mastan Valli (48) of Tadikonda in Guntur district, thought-about ‘most-wanted criminals’ in view of their involvement in a number of house-breaking offenses previously, had been arrested close to Proddatur bus station on Wednesday.
The duo had damaged into the home of 1 I. Chandra Obul Reddy on the evening of October 26 of their absence and decamped with gold jewelry.
Particular groups shaped with Further Superintendent of Police (Admin) Tushar Dudi and Assistant Superintendent (Proddatur) Prerna Kumar discovered them to have performed recce within the space.
“Their modus operandi was to make use of a screwdriver to interrupt the lock,” stated Superintendent of Police Okay.Okay.N. Anburajan, whereas addressing the media right here on Wednesday.
Utilizing the CCTV footage, the personnel monitored suspicious motion within the neighborhood and tracked down the culprits.