A gang from Nepal involved in a major theft earlier this month from the house of a businessman in PG road has been nabbed by the Ramgopalpet police. Officials seized ₹5 crore worth stolen goods, which included ₹41.60 lakh in cash, 2.8 kilos of diamond and gold ornaments, 9.56 kilos of silver, 18 watches, nine smartphones, foreign currency such as dollars, euros and dirhams.
A gang of 13 were involved in the theft, which was reported on July 9. Officials have nabbed nine of them while three more are absconding. “The gang had planned to escape to Nepal after the theft. We have more teams still working on the case, with few officers stationed at the Nepal border as well,” said the police.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand said that the prime accused Shankar Maan Singh Saud alias Kamal, 45, along with his wife Parvathi, 35, and son Vikas Saud, 20, were residing in the same apartment as the complainant while working as a watchman. “Others involved in the case are related to Kamal, with some of them working as watchmen in nearby buildings of the same locality. Half of the gang was working in the city and seven of them are residents of Pune who were called here to execute the theft,” said the official. The absconding individuals in the case were identified as Bharat Bista, 23, Bharati Saud, 39, and Pooja Saud, 31.
