HYDERABAD: A
pickpocket
, who stole wallet of a follower of Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy when supporters gathered at the legislator’s house to wish him on his birthday recently, was arrested.
The accused, Ch Sai Gopi, 22, is a native of Prakash Nagar in Tadepalli mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. On November 8, hundreds of supporters from the city and different parts of the state came to Revanth Reddy’s house at Jubilee Hills to wish him on his birthday.
As supporters gathered in front of the house of the MP, Sai Gopi along with three of his associates arrived there to steal wallets and jewellery. However, the supporters spotted Sai Gopi when he stole the wallet of Revanth’s supporter, V Janga Reddy. He was nabbed and handed over to the Jubilee Hills police.
Janga Reddy, 30, a farmer from Indrimala village in Yadadri Bhongir distgrict, lodged a complaint with Jubilee Hills police stating that his wallet containing Rs 15,000 cash was stolen by the accused. A case was registered under Section 379 of the IPC.
Police interrogated the accused to know details of his associates, who fled from the scene. On Tuesday, Sai Gopi was produced before court and sent in judicial remand.