Police solve high-value theft case within five hours, recover 280 grams gold

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The IV Town Police (crime wing) successfully solved a high-value golden theft lawsuit wrong hours of the report, connected Thursday. The teams apprehended 2 seasoned spot offenders and recovered 280 grams of golden ornaments valued astatine ₹28 lakh.

The arrested individuals were identified arsenic Mekala Ganga (30) of Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram, and R. Yellaramma (44) of K. Kotapadu successful Anakapalli.

Addressing a property league connected Thursday, Deputy Commissioner of Police, (crimes) Latha Madhuri, said: “On February 3, V. Jyothi of B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory was travelling with her parent to Srikakulam. They arrived astatine Visakhapatnam railway presumption via the Ratnachal Express astatine 12:30 p.m. and took a shared auto-rickshaw from the railway presumption to the RTC Complex. After reaching their destination, the adjacent day, they recovered the golden ornaments which were secured successful their container missing. They suspected the 2 women who were travelling successful the shared auto-rickshaw and had alighted adjacent Sangam Sarath Theatre to person stolen it.” On Thursday (February 5), the complainant’s hubby alerted the constabulary via ‘Dial 112’ astatine 10.00 a.m.

The IV Town constabulary responded instantly and registered a case. Following the directions from Commissioner of Police, Shankabratha Bagchi, the teams launched an intensive hunt and carried retired conveyance checks. By 3 p.m., the constabulary arrested the 2 accused women.

Published - February 05, 2026 09:23 p.m. IST

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