Two Minors Held In Burglary Case, 20 Tolas Of Gold Recovered From Them

According to the police, the minors were involved in the theft of around 20 tolas of gold ornaments and 10 tolas of silver items from the house within the limits of the Fourth Town police station.

Kurnool deputy superintendent of police Babu Prasad said that a theft took place at the house of retired paper mill employee Venkata Subbaiah in Ameen Abbas Nagar. Subbaiah went to Kadapa on 27 March 2026 for personal business. Unidentified people took advantage of his absence and broke into the house by breaking the locks at midnight on March 29.

The thieves broke the cabinet inside the house and came out with gold and silver ornaments. Following the victim’s complaint, the Fourth Town police registered a case and started investigating.

Special teams led by Fourth Town circle inspector Vikram Simha, Three Towns CI Sheshayya and sub-inspector Chandrasekhar Reddy examined the available CCTV footage and collected technical evidence. They zeroed in on the suspects residing in Balaji Nagar. Acting on specific information, police nabbed them near the Munagalapadu summer storage tank on Wednesday morning.

Police said the teenagers were stealing without their parents’ knowledge to fund their lavish lifestyles.

Kurnool superintendent of police Vikrant Patil appreciated the police teams for their quick action in solving the case and recovering the stolen property.

LIC agent injured in chemical attack in Vizag

A man was seriously injured after an unidentified assailant attacked him with a highly concentrated bathroom cleaner in Visakhapatnam late on Tuesday night. The incident took place near Mallamma Temple under Gajuwaka police station limits. The victim, Prasad Rao, an LIC agent, was sitting outside his house when he was attacked. Gajuwaka Circle Inspector Pardha Saradhi said the attack was suspected to be linked to a financial dispute. The injured person was taken to a private hospital and received treatment. The police launched an investigation into the incident and launched an investigation to identify and capture the suspect.

Contractor arrested for sexual abuse and murder of girl

Kalavala Venkateswara Rao, a 55-year-old contractor from Vizianagaram, was arrested in Srikakulam for allegedly sexually abusing and murdering a 17-year-old girl.

The crime took place between March 23 and 24, when Rao gained the girl’s trust on the pretext of offering tutoring and educational support.

He reportedly took her to multiple locations where he repeatedly sexually abused her. Following a marital dispute, he allegedly murdered her parents by misinforming her that he was ill. When they took him to the hospital, doctors confirmed that he was already dead.

The investigation began after his mother filed a complaint; This led to a rapid investigation supervised by district SP KV Maheswara Reddy and resulted in Rao’s arrest at a petrol station in Hiramandalam on March 31.

Court orders 5-day detention in terrorism case

A Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ordered five accused in a terrorism-related case to remain in police custody for five days.

The accused – Mohammad Rehmatullah Shariff (A-1), Mohammed Danish (A-2), Mirza Sohail Baig (A-3), Sayeeda Begum (A-5) and Abdul Salaam (A-11) were brought from Rajamahendravaram Central Jail and taken to a government hospital for medical examination before being handed over to the police.

Authorities said the detention would allow detailed interrogation to gather more information about alleged illegal and extremist activities that could pose a threat to internal security and national integrity.

HC notified the police about the defendants’ march

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice to senior police officials in the contempt of court case filed for allegedly exhibiting the accused in public.

A division bench comprising Justice Manavendranath Roy and Justice Gedela Tuhin Kumar heard the petition filed by Ongole-based Sheikh Shahina, who alleged that her son was arrested and paraded in violation of legal norms. The applicant requested action against the officials involved in the incident.

The court directed Principal Secretary Home Kumar Viswajith, DGP Harish Kumar Gupta, Prakasam SP Harshavardhan Reddy and Ongole Taluk police station SHO T. Vijaya Krishna to file a counter-affidavit. The matter was sent for discussion again on April 29.