Hyderabad: Inter-state dacoit gang from Pune arrested by Jeedimetla police

Hyderabad: The Jeedimetla Police apprehended a five-member inter-state dacoit gang. Acting on credible information, the Jeedimetla police team caught the gang in a dilapidated house in Shapur Nagar near Adarsh Bank lane in Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday.

The accused were identified as Amar Singh Jaggar Singh Tak, Lucky Singh Gabbar Singh Tak, Nihal Singh Manav Singh, Jeeth Singh Rajpal Singh, and Nishanth. All are native to Pune. The accused had been involved in several property and bodily offences before.

During the press meet, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Stephen Raveendra said, "The police teams found the five-member gang hiding inside the dilapidated house, possessing loaded country-made pistols, jambiya, sharp scissors, and other instruments for committing property offences. The accused attempted to flee through the windows, but the police party covered all exits and apprehended the criminal gang.

He further added, "During interrogation, the accused admitted that they were from Pune, Maharashtra state, and had come to Jeedimetla with firearms and other deadly weapons to commit dacoity and other property offences."

During the investigation, it was found that the gang had already committed several property offences in Pune and had conducted a reconnaissance mission in the market area where jewellery shops were located in Jeedimetla. They had taken shelter in the dilapidated house where they were found.

"The Jeedimetla Police seized three country-made pistols, six bullet rounds, 16 scissor blade divided pieces, one jambiya knife, five big screwdrivers with green colour handles, one small torchlight, three monkey caps, two men caps, one cutter, and one crowbar/shovel/prybar," said Commissioner.

The police also recovered a TATA Indica car with registration number TS 08 HK 3255 and Rs. 70,000 cash.