Hyderabad: A notorious interstate burglar who has been absconding for the last six years, and is involved in 20 cases was arrested by the Cyberabad Central Crime station police on Monday.
The accused was so cautious that he never trusted anyone and even changed his name on his kids’ Aadhaar cards to escape the police radar.
Mehboob Pathan Khan, 38, hailing from Anantapur is notorious for burglaries in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. He was earlier arrested for being involved in 61 cases in the three states. After coming out on bail, he continued his vice. Pathan also has 10 non-bailable warrants pending against him.
Cyberabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said, “Pathan never trusted any of his friends or family. He frequently changed his friends, house, mobile numbers and the gold receivers. He took all measures to avoid being detected. But the CCS sleuths worked out the technical evidence available and recovered 87 tola gold, 2.16 kg silver articles, '30,000 cash and tools he used during offences.”
“Except for Pathan, all others in his family have Aadhaar cards. He does not have a single identification card on his name and uses nine mobile phones to keep in touch with family.”
