Hyderabad Police arrests one for stealing rare Bonsai plant worth Rs 1.5 lakh
The rare Casuarina Bonsai tree, worth approximately Rs 1.5 lakh, was stolen from the house of former Director-General of Police V Appa Rao in Jubilee Hills area on Monday.
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UPDATED: January 15, 2021 17:17 IST
The approx value of the Bonsai tree is Rs 1.5 lakh. (Photo: Ashish Pandey/India Today)
Hyderabad Police has arrested one person for stealing a rare 15-year-old Casuarina Bonsai tree in the posh Jubilee Hills area.
The rare plant was stolen from the house of former Director-General of Police V Appa Rao on Monday. The plant was found missing when the gardener went to water it.
Rare Bonsai plant stolen from ex-DGP’s house in Hyderabad recovered
By IANS| Published: 15th January 2021 9:47 pm IST
Hyderabad, Jan 15 : Hyderabad police on Friday recovered a rare bonsai plant stolen from residence of former Andhra Pradesh police chief V. Appa Rao and arrested a person.
A 21-year-old construction worker was held for the theft of the 15-year-old Casuarina Bonsai tree stolen on January 10 from residence of former Director General of Police in posh Jubilee Hills, while the second accused was absconding, police said.
A case of theft was lodged at Jubilee Hills Police Station on a complaint by Appa Rao’s wife V. Sridevi. She stated in her complaint that the 15-year-old bonsai miniature tree was stolen on Sunday from their house garden on Road No 18 of Jubilee Hills.