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A 26-year-old car operator was arrested by the KPHB constabulary connected Friday for stealing ₹10 lakh from an injured motorist, pretending arsenic if helium was giving archetypal aid, moments aft a late-night mishap successful KPHB Colony.
The incidental was reported connected November 7, erstwhile the victim, D. Uttam Kumar Varma, crashed his car into a divider astatine Addagutta Society, and sustained injuries.
According to police, the accused, Mudavath Shankar of Nagarkurnool district, was pursuing the conveyance successful his auto. Seeing the opportunity, helium approached the dazed motorist nether the guise of offering assistance. He helped displacement the damaged car and towed it to a store successful Sanathnagar earlier offering to driblet the unfortunate home.
During this ride, helium allegedly diverted the victim’s attraction and stole a container containing ₹10 lakh. When the unfortunate realised the container was missing and attempted to telephone him, the accused switched disconnected his telephone and went into hiding, spending portion of the stolen amount.
Following days of tracking, the KPHB constabulary arrested Shankar connected Friday greeting adjacent Chittaramma Temple, Gajularamaram, and recovered ₹5.32 lakh from his possession. Police besides seized the car utilized successful the offence.
Further probe is nether way.
