8 robbers held, 9 phones seized

Hyderabad: Eight offenders allegedly involved in 10 robberies in the past few months in the city have been arrested. Bachupally police said the accused used to target lone victims walking in isolated areas and rob their valuables.

Based on the evidence gathered, police arrested three accused —K Vinay, 22, a food delivery executive from Yousufguda, S Mahesh Kumar, 19, a painter from Banjara Hills and K Manideep, 23, a liquor store worker from Jeedimetla— on Friday night while they were travelling on bikes at Bachupally. On interrigation, the accused confessed that they had committed similar offences at Bachupally, Bolarum, Jeedimetla, Dundigal and Banjara Hills along with their associates — Veeresh, Rakesh, Vijay, Dileep and Kiran. Based on their confession, police arrested the other accused on Saturday and recovered nine cellphones, cash from their possession. TNN