Burglary gang busted; 3 held

Visakhapatnam: An alleged gang of burglars was busted here with the arrest of three persons, police said, adding that booty worth Rs 3 lakh has been recovered from the accused.

According to police, the trio of M Chinna Naidu, K Chandrasekhar and Nammi Srinu, was arrested last night. The accused are involved in 11 house theft cases under different police stations in the city, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-II) Dr G Ram Gopal Naik told mediapersons here.

About 80-gm of gold ornaments, silver items weighing around 2.7-kg, and a motorcycle -- collectively worth around Rs 3 lakh -- were recovered from the accused, he added.

Police said that a resident of Pendhurthy area on the outskirts of the city had recently lodged a complaint of a theft at his house on June 20.

As there was a series of such cases in the city, a special police team under the supervision of the DCP (Zone-II) was formed to nab the perpetrators.

The modus operandi of the accused was to do a recce of the streets on motorcycles during day time and identify the houses whose residents were away. They would then break into such houses at night with one person keeping watch outside, the DCP said.

Police said they hope to bust more such gangs operating in the city.