BIKES WORTH 22 LAKH
HYDERABAD: An inter-state gang of bike thieves was busted by Suryapet police and 40 bikes worth Rs 22 lakh were recovered from their possession. After a series of bike theft cases were reported in Suryapet town, district SP R Bhaskaran formed three special team to solve the cases. Police analysed CCTV footage near the crime scenes and, by working on the leads for four months, arrested eight members of an inter-state gang, including main accused Chall Prabhakar of Tallampadu village in Khammam.
Apart from Prabhakar, police also arrested stolen bike receivers B Swamy, from Perika Singaram village, B Upender from Kusumanchi, U Sitaramulu and M Satish, both from Muthyalagudem, G Venkatesh from Chegomma village, J Chiranjeevi from Lokya Thanda and K Naveen from Mellepally village, all from Khammam district.