The Chittoor police on Monday arrested a three-member gang, notorious for house break-ins all over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and seized silver and gold ornaments worth about ₹20 lakh and a car at Kanipakam Cross.
Deputy SP (Law and Order) N. Sudhakar Reddy told the media here that a gradual spurt was seen in the house break-in cases in the western mandals of Chittoor district last month.
A special party was formed after receiving several complaints from the public. After receiving information about the movement of three persons in a car on the Aragonda-Kanipakam road on Monday, the special party rushed to the Kanipakam junction and intercepted the vehicle and held the trio. Preliminary investigation led to the seizures.