The Karimnagar III Town police have busted a nine-member robber gang and recovered three motorcycles, four mobile phones and Rs. 4,000 cash from them.
Commissioner of Police V.B. Kamalasan Reddy told reporters here on Tuesday that students and drop-outs, led by Miryalkar Ravi (20), Kohed Venu (20), Guttam Sairam (19), Deva Karthik (24), Gummadi Rajesh (24), Madire Harish (20), Kurella Saichand alias Chandu (21), Mamidipalli Bhuvaneshwar and a 17-year-old minor, had formed a group and started extorting money from lorry crew of parked vehicles on the by-pass road .
The accused used to break open glass panes of parked vehicles and steal goods. Following such frequent incidents, Inspector Sadanandam, along with his team, nabbed the gang members. On interrogation, the gang members confessed to committing four robberies. The Commissioner rewarded the inspector and his team members. Additional C.P. T. Annapurna, A.C.P. J. Rama Rao and others were also present.