The Chittoor police on Wednesday apprehended a inter-State thief, involved in 150 cases of chain-snatching and housebreaks, while he was moving suspiciously at a forest stretch on the outskirts of Chittoor.
Superintendent of Police Y. Rishant Reddy and Deputy SP (Law and Order) N. Sudhakar Reddy told the media here that following a series of complaints about chain-snatchings and housebreaks in several parts of Chittoor district, a special team was formed with personnel from Chittoor, Karvetinagaram circles.
Acting on a tip-off, a police party rushed to the forest location and apprehended the accused, identified as Tiruveedula Mahesh (33) of Sitangar locality of Guntur city. The SP said that during investigation, it was found that the accused was involved in over 150 criminal cases in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.
