The city police arrested 11 persons who were allegedly involved in five different property offences, here in the city on Thursday. Police recovered stolen property worth nearly ₹20 lakh from them.
In one case, police arrested four persons for allegedly stealing 1,695 kg of aluminium shuttering boards worth ₹2.20 lakh at Mangalapalem area under Duvvada police station limits, on October 1.
In another case, K. Sekhar Naidu (27) was arrested for allegedly stealing a lorry near Pinagadi under Pendurthy police station limits. The lorry worth ₹15 lakh was recovered from the accused. K. Premchand (21) was arrested for committing theft of a handbag containing valuables worth ₹30,000 in One Town.
Police also arrested three persons who committed theft of four copper plates worth ₹1.02 lakh from a shop at Autonagar under Gajuwaka police station limits on October 27. In another case from Gajuwaka area, two persons were arrested for stealing four amplifiers worth ₹1.5 lakh by gaining entry into a locked shop on BC Road on October 9.
