NOB- Malkpet news: The sleuths of the Commissioner’s Task Force, South-East Zone team along with Malakpet Police on credible information apprehended (01) Chain Snatcher &  (01) Receiver namely 1) Gatadi Sai kumar  2) Sriram Srinivas who are involved in Chain Snatching case vide Cr. No: 227/2024 U/s 392 IPC of Malakpet PS. 

Seized property

1) Gold weighing about 40 Grams

2) Honda Activa (Used to commit the offence)

3) One Redmi 5G Mobile Phone

All worth Rs. 3,50,000/- (Three Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Rupees only)

The facts of the case are, the accused person Gatadi Sai Kumar, residing in Sri Nagar, Saroor Nagar, and a native of Armoor, Nizamabad, works as a professional ladies  hairdresser and occasionally as a rider for Rapido. His earnings were insufficient to support his lavish lifestyle, leading him to hatch a plan for chain snatching. After conducting reconnaissance in isolated areas, he selected a spot near Mumtaz College Road, Malakpet. On June 18th 2024, around 9:00 PM, he snatched a gold chain from an elderly woman and fled on his Honda Activa, which had no number plate. In which a FIR was registered vide Cr.No. 121/2024 U/s 392 IPC of Malakpet Police Station.  Later that same day, he traveled to his hometown, Armoor, and sold the stolen gold chain to Sriram Srinivas (the receiver) for Rs. 1,30,000. The accused was identified through CCTV footage and technical clues.

The above accused persons were apprehended under the supervision of Ande Srinivasa Rao, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Hyderabad, D. Venkat Reddy, Inspector of Police, South-East Zone Task Force, and SI’s ,P. Sairam, Sk. Kaviuddin and the team of South-East Zone Task Force along with Malakpet Police said S. Rashmi Perumal , DY. Commissioner of police, North zone, Hyderabad.