Inter-State Highway Robbery Gang Busted in Sangareddy; 3 Arrested
Police in Sangareddy district have busted an inter-state highway robbery gang that targeted people on NH-65.
Sangareddy: Telangana Police have busted an inter-state highway robbery gang and arrested three people around midnight on Thursday. Sangareddy District SP Paritosh Pankaj said the gang targeted people who had stopped their vehicles on National Highway-65. The accused were using bikes stolen in Pune to commit the thefts.
Between October 17 and 26, the gang allegedly carried out robberies at four locations along the highway. At Sadashivpet, Kohir, and Chiragpally in Sangareddy district, the criminals threatened people in parked vehicles with a dummy gun and knives and made off with jewellery and cash.
The accused also committed a highway robbery at Humnabad in Karnataka. They were caught during vehicle checks at the Maddi checkpost. Three people have been arrested, while the key mastermind is absconding, the SP said.