5 held for theft, snatching; Booty worth Rs 65 lakh seized

Five persons wanted in separate cases for allegedly indulging in theft and chain snatching were arrested today and stolen booty of 1.8 kgs of gold ornaments and 3.2 kgs of silver articles worth total Rs 65 lakh was seized from them, police said.
"With the arrest of notorious house breaking offenders Syed Hameed and C Koteshwar Rao besides chain snatching offenders Mohd Khaleel, Orada Raju and K Srinivas Reddy, police has detected 50 cases of house breaking and 26 cases of snatchings reported in different parts of the city, Cyberabad Police Commissioner C V Anand told reporters.
Accused Syed Hameed and Koteshwar Rao are ex-convicts who indulged in 46 house breaking offences of Day and Night under various police stations limits of Cyberabad Commissionerate, the senior police officer said adding Mohd Khaleel and Raju, also ex-offenders were indulged in 26 chain snatching, besides four house breaking offences and two automobile theft cases under Hyderabad Commissionerate limits.

Several NBWs are pending against all the four accused in Police Stations of Cyberabad and Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh.
While Srinivas Reddy, who is an ex-convict has committed six house breaking and was wanted in two motor vehicle theft cases, the Cyberabad Police chief added.