In a two-wheeler theft case, the
Visakhapatnam City police arrested three persons, including two
juveniles. On Friday, Visakhapatnam City Police Commissioner, Manish
Kumar Sinha IPS, held a press meet revealing the details on a series of
bike thefts that have taken place in the city. One
of the arrested was identified as 34-year-old M Yerri Naidu of Gantyada
area in Vizianagaram District. The other two accused are juveniles and
their identities have not been revealed. The
investigation was based on complaints of bike thefts from different
places in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. A special team, under the
leadership of Inspector, West Crimes B Ludhar Babu, conducted an
investigation, in and around Visakhapatnam City and Vizianagaram, to nab
the accused. Based on information received during the investigation,
and the culprits’ suspicious movements, the police were able to make the
arrest on Friday. Speaking
to the media, Commissioner Sinha revealed that the trio of suspects was
involved in a total of 19 two-wheeler thefts in Visakhapatnam and
Vizianagaram Districts. The police recovered 33 motorcycles (21 from
Vizag and 12 from Vizianagaram), worth Rs 13.20 lakh, from the accused.
The police also recovered 20 duplicate keys from them. These
thefts had occurred in December 2020 and April to August, 2021. These
were at Pendurthi, Gopalapatnam, Airport area, Gajuwaka, Malkapuram,
Bheemili of Visakhapatnam City. In Vizianagaram, the thefts occurred at I Town PS-VZM, Rural PS-VZM, S Kota, Jami, Gantyada, Vallampudi, and Pusapatirega. The accused and receivers were arrested and being produced before the Hon’ble Court and 2 CCILs were taken into protection. Recently, DCP (Crime) Visakhapatnam V Suresh Babu IPS had given a detailed report
on the theft cases in the city in the months of June and July. During
that briefing, he had divulged details on 3 other recent cases of
two-wheeler thefts in Visakhapatnam. |
