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A antheral accused of carrying retired dozens of location burglaries crossed Telangana allegedly utilized the proceeds of the transgression to money foundation successful his autochthonal village, sponsor holidays for friends and support a lavish lifestyle, according to Vikarabad police, who arrested him successful transportation with a caller burglary case.
A burglary probe successful Manikanta Nagar Colony successful Vikarabad led to the apprehension of Vikas Singh Takoor alias Teja Singh, a autochthonal of Uttar Pradesh. On May 1, golden ornaments weighing 1.5 tolas and ₹2.1 lakh successful currency were stolen from a locked location successful Vikarabad.
Vikarabad Superintendent of Police Sneha Mehra said that Vikas Singh lived successful Sangareddy territory and posed arsenic a regular wage labourer portion scouting for locked houses astatine night. A peculiar squad tracked him done method evidence, surveillance inputs and CCTV footage earlier apprehending him adjacent the Vikarabad railway station.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to 27 burglaries committed aft his merchandise from situation connected June 26, 2024, crossed Vikarabad, Medak, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Commissionerate limits. Police said helium admitted to stealing 157 tolas of gold, 256 tolas of metallic and ₹8.22 lakh successful cash.
Investigators said Vikas Singh began committing burglaries astatine the property of 16 and had already been arrested successful 34 cases earlier. With the latest confessions, the fig of cases linked to him has risen to 61.
“The accused spent portion of the proceeds connected aerial travel, luxury edifice stays and leisure trips. He besides allegedly created a charitable representation successful his autochthonal colony done an NGO called ‘Helping Hands’, distributing schoolhouse bags and notebooks to students and sponsoring trips for friends to Chennai, Goa, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Rajasthan and Dehradun,” said the SP.
The probe besides uncovered the engagement of 4 golden traders from Sultanpur territory successful Uttar Pradesh. Police said the accused sold stolen golden done his parent to the traders, who allegedly encouraged him to proceed committing burglaries and provided beforehand wealth whenever helium faced fiscal difficulties.
Investigators further alleged that erstwhile the accused considered giving up crime, the traders collectively gave him ₹40,000 and encouraged him to acquisition an amerciable firearm. A 5 mm pistol and the stolen golden ornaments person been recovered.
“The accused present faces a full of 61 transgression cases, including 34 erstwhile cases and 27 offences helium confessed to committing aft his merchandise from prison. We are taking enactment not lone against the burglar but besides against those who allegedly encouraged and supported his transgression activities,” the serviceman added.
She said cases were being registered against the suspected receivers of stolen spot nether provisions related to organised crime, Arms Act violations and different applicable laws. Preventive detention proceedings would besides beryllium considered if necessary.
