A woman wanted in connection with 15 cases of burglary in the town was arrested and stolen booty worth nearly ₹8.33 lakh was recovered from her on Friday.
S. Nirmala, 35, a resident of Danavaigudem in Khammam rural mandal, was nabbed while she was moving in Gandhi Chowk in a suspicious manner on Friday morning.
She used to conduct a recce of the locked houses in residential colonies by disguising herself as a street vendor and later break in, police said, adding that she used to operate alone.
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She was allegedly involved in 15 cases of housebreaking offences reported in the limits of Khammam one-town, two-town, three-town and urban police stations.
Stolen gold ornaments weighing 255 grams, 2 kg of silver articles and ₹50,000 in cash were recovered, police added. Khammam Police Commissioner Tafseer Iqbal commended the coordinated efforts of the police team which nabbed the accused and recovered the stolen booty in a swift manner.