Hyderabad: Jewellery Heist Foiled; Five Nabbed
The breakthrough came after investigators followed up on fingerprints lifted at the store. One fingerprint led the teams to Azeez, who was also wanted by the Sadashivpet, Medchal and Chaderghat police station.
Hyderabad: Keesara police, in a dramatic chase involving four patrol vehicles, arrested a five-member gang on Monday for their role in an attempted jewellery store robbery at Nagaram on January 2.
Malkajgiri DCP Ch. Sridhar identified the accused as Nazeem Azeez, Bishu Karma, Saif Ali, Rajender Singh and Ratan Singh, all said to be involved in similar cases earlier. The gang carried knives and a dummy pistol to threaten victims.
On Friday, during the attempted heist, Rajender Singh and Saif Ali had entered the shop in Nagaram posing as customers. On finding only shop personnel in the premises, and no other customers, they called in Azeez and Karma, who attacked owner Sandeep Gehlot. Though injured, Gehlot resisted, and the gang fled with a few jewellery pieces.
The breakthrough came after investigators followed up on fingerprints lifted at the store. One fingerprint led the teams to Azeez, who was also wanted by the Sadashivpet, Medchal and Chaderghat police station. That investigation report also mentioned Ratan Singh as one of the associates.
Police traced and picked up Ratan Singh, who admitted that he had sheltered the gang after the robbery. He also disclosed that the gang was heading towards Yacharam.
While analysing Ratan’s call detail records (CDRs), investigators identified the new SIM card which turned out to belong to Azeez. They tracked Azeez’s movements via the SIM card.
Keesara police then launched an intensive search and came upon the gang. The accused, who were travelling in a self-drive car, attempted to evade the police but were intercepted and apprehended. Police seized a car, a two-wheeler and a dummy pistol from the accused.
Two Bike Lifters Held; 21 Vehicles Seized
Hyderabad: Miyapur police on Monday arrested Nalam Durga Srinivas Sai Kiran (23) and Gottapu Leela Sai (21) of Andhra Pradesh for their alleged role in multiple bike thefts across the Cyberabad commissionerate and Sangareddy district. A total of 21 stolen two-wheelers were seized.
A third accused, Puramsetti Vijay Siva Sai Prasad (25), was arrested by Anakapalle police in AP, while a fourth, Geddam Praveen alias Bunny (25), remains absconding.
The gang allegedly targeted high-end motorcycles parked outside homes, apartments and shops at night in Kukatpally Housing Board, Ameenpur, Chandanagar, Gachibowli, Miyapur and Ramachandrapuram. They broke locks and tampered with engine and chassis numbers to avoid detection, intending to sell the vehicles and spare parts.
Police urged residents to avoid parking vehicles outside homes, install CCTV cameras and report suspicious activity promptly. ENDS
Rowdy-Sheeter Ravinder Singh Remanded
Hyderabad: Sardar Ravinder Singh (43), a rowdy-sheeter from Bharatnagar, was remanded in judicial custody on Monday after violating the conditions of his good-behaviour bond.
Singh had been bound over for one year on March 21, 2025, by the special executive magistrate-cum-DCP, Rajendranagar. However, Attapur police said he got involved in a criminal case on April 13, 2025. Inspector K. Nageshwara Rao produced him before the DCP, leading to his remand.
