Cops recover stolen vehicles worth Rs 19.5L

Tirupati urban police wing sleuths arrested a gang of four interstate thieves in connection with multiple

bike lifting

cases, on Wednesday. The police recovered 25 bikes. In a separate case, cops nabbed two local thieves and recovered two tractors, worth Rs 5.5 lakh.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Tirupati SP Avula Ramesh Reddy said four inter-state thieves—E Selvam (24), R Raja (25), S Ayyappa (20) and M Manikantan (21), from different parts of Tamil Nadu—were arrested by the Tirupati crime police, led by police inspector RS Madhu Babu near the market yard at Tiruchanoor on Wednesday. Tirupati SP said the police recovered 25 stolen motorbikes worth approximately Rs 14 lakh.

Pointing out that the accused were seasoned criminals involved in bike-lifting in and around the temple city, the Tirupati SP added that the accused had cases agains them at four police stations across the district—SV university, Alipiri, CCS, MR Palli and Pallipattu.

Meanwhile, in another incident, Tiruchanoor police—led by police inspector T Chiranjeevi—arrested two persons identified as B Anil (20) and A Nagaraju (23) near Tanapalli cross in Tirupati on Wednesday.

The duo, who belong to Anantapur, were accused in two cases registered against them at Tiruchanoor police station. Police recovered two tractors worth approximately Rs 5.5 lakh from the possession of the accused.

Tirupati SP Avula Ramesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of Tirupati crime police, Tiruchanoor police and the SV university campus police teams and announced cash rewards for those involved in cracking the cases.

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