Hyderabad, Jul 2 (Agency) Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat on Friday invoked Preventive Detention Act against 6 habitual and notorious house burglars including one woman hailing from Nepal. The accused were detained in Central Prison, Cherlapally and women jail Chanchalguda respectively. A Police release here said that all the six offenders came here from Nepal for their livelihood. In the beginning, they worked as security guards in private companies for some time and as their earning could not suffice their lavish expenses, they hatched a plan to commit thefts in houses.
As part of their plan, they would break into the houses in the absence of inmates at night and decamp with jewellery, other valuables. Out of the booty, they used to sell a portion of jewellery to some unknown persons and share the sale proceeds among themselves. They keep remaining booty in their room at Nacharam for later disposal. Thus, during March, 2021 the gang committed as many as four burglaries in the localized area of Nacharam police Station. They committed all the above four burglaries in quick succession and within a fortnight. Acting on a tip-off, Nacharam Police arrested them on March 23, 2021 and seized Gold ornaments weighing about 210.6 grams, Silver ornaments weighing about 960 grams, One laptop, Two Cell phones, one LG TV and net cash of Rs 5,330, all in worth Rs 6,18,330 from the possession and their room.
Along with the above, the Police also seized various tools that the gang used in order to break into the houses. They were remanded to judicial custody and lodged in jails. The apprehensions were a result of the Police’s efforts to nab the Gang after analyzing CC Footages collected from the vicinity of the crime scene. As such, with a view to prevent them from committing such House burglaries continuously in the area and to preserve Public order, an order of detention under PD Act has been made against them, the release added.