Prakasam police have achieved a breakthrough in cracking 10 crime incidents, including two murders, with the arrest of 16 offenders resulting in recovery of valuables worth ₹38.30 lakh.
Superintendent of Police C.M.Trivikram Varma told a media conference here on Sunday that the arrested included two drivers from Bihar, Shankar Rai (25) and Sanjay Kumar (23) who had tried to dispose of furniture booked in Kolkata for delivery in Bengaluru after lodging a complaint on Friday last with the police saying that they were beaten by some unknown offenders who decamped with the container truck and the consignment.
During investigation, police found that the injuries were self-inflicted. With the help of Truck Global Positioning system tracker, the truck was found near Nagarjunasagar in Nalgonda district in neighbouring Telangana, the SP said, adding that the driver of the truck and his friend who boarded the vehicle in Kolkata had planned to go to Chennai after selling the container truck and the consignment.
In another interesting case, a bus ticket and the badge of a private security agency left by the accused at the scene of offence led to the arrest of 53-year-old man, B.Chennaiah who allegedly set ablaze his paramour, Durga Bhavani(36) at Vemulapadu, near Podili on February 5 suspecting her character. Questioning of the bus conductor concerned and the security agency personnel paved the way for nabbing of the accused at Mohamadiyapuram, near H.M.Padu, the SP said.
Inter-State gang
An inter-State gang adept in stealing cash bags from shops after diverting the attention of the shopkeeper posing themselves as customers, was busted with the arrest of five offenders, Sk.Zakir Hussain(49), Sk.Kaja Hussein(42), J.Vijaykumar(30), A.Maheswar Reddy(46) and Sk.Shah Vali(42) in Ongole on Sunday. Valuables worth ₹3.31 lakh were recovered from them, the SP said and exhorted the shopowners, both big and small, to install CCTVs in their premises to facilitate smooth recovery of their stolen valuables.
In yet another murder case breakthrough was achieved by the police on Sunday with the arrest of one Danaiah at Makanavaripalem, near Santamagaluru who had allegedly axed to death his brother, Venkateswarlu a year ago following property dispute.
Two members of a gang, which struck at houses at Mangapativaripalem, near Ponnaluru, were also nabbed resulting in recovery of gold ornaments worth ₹3.30 lakh, the SP added.
