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The Visakhapatnam metropolis constabulary said connected Saturday (February 7) that they person arrested a 27-year-old IT worker from Hyderabad successful transportation with 26 location burglaries.
The accused, identified arsenic A. Mahesh Reddy a.k.a. Sunny, is simply a autochthonal of Kakinada residing astatine Madhavadhara successful Visakhapatnam. A full of 26 burglary cases person been registered against him crossed the city, involving the theft of 1,084.94 grams of gold, 6,333.5 grams of metallic and ₹40,500 successful cash. Following his arrest, the constabulary recovered 699 grams of golden ornaments and 3.805 kg of metallic ornaments.
Addressing a property league astatine the constabulary league hall, Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi said Mahesh Reddy works arsenic an IT worker successful Hyderabad and has been progressive successful location break-ins from a young age. At 15, helium broke into 4 houses astatine PM Palem, for which helium was apprehended and sent to a juvenile home.
After his release, helium continued to perpetrate the crimes successful Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram and respective different areas, the constabulary said. He had antecedently been arrested and spent astir 14 months astatine the Rajahmundry Central Jail.
Mr. Bagch said Mahesh Reddy committed the burglaries whenever helium visited his parents’ location successful the metropolis and struck houses wrong Gajuwaka, Arilova, Malkapuram, Pendurthi and Duvvada constabulary stations limits.
He wore masks, a headdress and gloves portion breaking into houses and utilized hammers, screwdrivers, cutting pliers and drilling machines. He is simply a postgraduate and tech-savvy, said the police.
Mahesh Reddy committed these crimes to money a lavish lifestyle. He utilized a luxury BMW car, which helium had purchased with the stolen money, and often went connected planetary trips — six truthful far.
He was arrested by constabulary teams led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crimes) K. Latha Madhuri, Assistant Commissioner of Police-Dwaraka (In-charge Crimes) A. Narasimha Murthy and South Sub-Division Crime Inspector K. Srinivasa Rao, acting connected a tip-off.
