Mailardevpally police solve 13 burglary cases, arrest suspect

Hyderabad: The Mailardevpally police on Wednesday arrested a house burglar and claimed to have solved 13 house burglary cases, including a recent theft at Laxmiguda. The police recovered 38 tolas of gold ornaments and 70 tolas of silver articles at his instance.

According to the police, the suspect Syed Hameed, broke into a house located Laxmiguda on October 19, when the house owner M Sravan Kumar, was away and decamped with property that included 15 tolas of gold and 40 tolas of silver articles.

Following the incident, the police had registered a case and started an investigation. The police zeroed in on Syed Hameed, who was caught during vehicle checking. “On interrogation, the suspect confessed to committing 12 other burglaries in a similar manner in recent times. Previously, he was involved in more than 120 thefts in Hyderabad and other districts,” said DCP Rajendranagar, S Sreenivas. He was also detained under PD Act on two instances.

The police recovered 38 tolas of gold and 70 tolas of silver from the accused and seized a two-wheeler allegedly used in the offences. He was produced before the court and remanded.