Cops Crack 2 Theft Cases, Recover Haul Worth Rs30 Lakh
Nellore: Prakasam district police solved two cases of grand theft and recovered the stolen gold jewelery and cash worth around Rs 30.2 lakh within a short period of time. Superintendent of Police V. Harshavardhan Raju on Wednesday praised the investigation teams and announced awards for their efforts.
In the first case registered with Ongole Taluk police station, a theft took place during a wedding at Brundavanam Kalyana Mandapam in Ongole on November 27. The complainant, Gundavarapu Kishore Kumar, reported missing a bag containing about 158 grams of gold ornaments and ₹1.35 lakh in cash. Police traced the accused to Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district and arrested two persons and two children and seized gold weighing 158 grams worth approximately ₹ 20.2 lakh and cash of ₹ 1.25 lakh.
In the second case registered at Maddipadu police station, police arrested a woman who was targeting elderly passengers traveling in cars. He allegedly stole gold jewelery worth around ₹ 10 lakh from a 63-year-old woman while traveling from Maddipadu to Tellapadu on December 1. The accused, identified as Kashamma alias Tonda Shanti in East Godavari district, is a habitual criminal involved in multiple theft cases. All the stolen ornaments were recovered from him.
