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Two habitual offenders progressive successful a bid of golden concatenation snatching incidents crossed the LB Nagar portion were arrested by the Chaitanyapuri constabulary connected Tuesday. The accused were traced to Delhi successful an inter-State operation, and the stolen golden chains were recovered.
The accused, identified arsenic Akshay Kumar Sharma, 29, and Rohit, 26, some moving arsenic transportation boys and residents of Delhi-NCR, targeted women portion riding a two-wheeler.
Investigations revealed that the duo utilized the aforesaid motorcycle earlier successful the time to perpetrate a theft successful Gopalapuram earlier moving done Hayathnagar, Nagole and Chaitanyapuri. After carrying retired the concatenation snatchings, they abandoned the motorcycle adjacent Sangeetha Theatre X roads successful Secunderabad and fled to Delhi.
Following the incidents, the Chaitanyapuri constabulary formed 3 peculiar teams and launched an probe utilizing CCTV footage, telephone item records and different method surveillance. Based connected the grounds collected, 1 squad travelled to Delhi and apprehended some accused, seizing the full stolen property.
Police recovered 3 golden chains weighing a full of much than 55 grams, including a 6.4-gram concatenation linked to a Chaitanyapuri case, a 20.8-gram concatenation from a Nagole lawsuit and a 28-gram concatenation from a Hayathnagar case. Two mobile phones utilized by the accused were besides seized.
Officials said some men are habitual offenders with a agelong transgression past involving spot offences successful Delhi and Nagpur. Akshay Kumar Sharma is facing astatine slightest 21 cases of concatenation snatching, theft and arms-related offences registered crossed aggregate constabulary stations successful Delhi betwixt 2017 and 2024, isolated from caller cases successful Nagpur. Rohit excessively was recovered to beryllium progressive successful 13 akin cases registered successful Delhi and Nagpur.
Investigators revealed that the accused had been arrested by Nagpur constabulary successful July 2025 and sent to jail. After being released, they resumed transgression activities and were progressive successful astatine slightest 7 concatenation snatching incidents successful areas including Nacharam, Jawaharnagar, Shameerpet, Hayathnagar, Nagole and Chaitanyapuri earlier the January 17 incidents.
The Chaitanyapuri constabulary said they person detected and linked the accused to 9 cases registered crossed Hyderabad and Malkajgiri zones.
L.B. Nagar portion Deputy Commissioner of Police B. Anuradha has appealed to the nationalist to stay alert successful crowded and isolated areas successful presumption of caller snatching incidents and to instantly study immoderate suspicious enactment to the nearest constabulary presumption oregon by dialling 100.
