A man, who had remained elusive after making away with a jewellery chest, landed in police net after he tried to swipe a stolen credit card.
Bandi Siva Kumar, accused in many housebreaking offences, made away with the chest consisting of 170 sovereigns of gold and silver valued at Rs. 46.40 lakh from the house of Srihari, a farmer at Pasumarru village in Chilakaluripet Rural police station limits, on the night of April 24, 2016. Siva, who owns a car, took the help of four others in committing the offence.
Police said Mr. Srihari’s son got married just then but no one was in the house as they had gone to visit a relative who was sick.
Siva, who conducted a recce of the house, seized the moment. He also stole a few debit and credit cards.
Superintendent of Police, Guntur Rural, K. Narayan Naik, formed a special team headed by Circle Inspector, Chilakaluripet Rural, U. Sobhan Babu, to nab the accused. The team picked up the leads after Siva tried to use the stolen credit card to buy a smartphone at Markapuram in Prakasam district.
The message was beamed to the mobile phone of Mr. Srihari, who immediately passed it on to the police.
The police with the help of CCTV images from the mobile shop at Markapuram chased the accused and arrested him.
Along with Siva Kumar, Pujala Ramu, Allam Jeevan Reddy, Veluthurla Srinivasa Reddy and Mannem Ramanjayulu had been arrested.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Narsaraopet, K. Nageswara Rao said the entire stolen property had been recovered.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ramanjaneyulu was also present at the press conference.
