22/05/2026
*Inter-District Gang Targeting Elderly in Robberies and Chain Snatching Arrested*
*Two Accused Arrested; Gold Worth ₹22 Lakh, Car and Mobile Phones Seized*
– *Nalgonda District SP Sharath Chandra Pawar, IPS*
Nalgonda District CCS Police and Kattangur Police jointly arrested an inter-district criminal gang involved in a series of robberies and chain-snatching incidents targeting elderly people and women along National Highway police station limits. Police seized approximately 75 grams of gold ornaments worth ₹22 lakh, one Hyundai Verna car, and two mobile phones from the accused.
Details of the Accused
1. Pakala Dharma Teja (A-1), S/o Girirao, aged 35 years, occupation: laborer, resident of Chinna Beerelli village, Bonakal Mandal, Khammam district.
2. Shaik Chand Pasha (A-2), S/o Mastan Vali, aged 28 years, occupation: car driver, resident of Ravinutala village, Bonakal Mandal, Khammam district. (Arrested on 16-05-2026 within Kattangur Police Station limits.)
3. Syed Ramzan Vali (A-3), S/o Abdul Rehman, aged 27 years, occupation: chicken shop owner, resident of LB Center, Nandigama Town, NTR district, Andhra Pradesh.
Case Details
1. Cr.No.74/2026 – U/S 304 BNS – Kattangur Police Station
2. Cr.No.86/2026 – U/S 309(6) BNS – Kattangur Police Station
3. Cr.No.87/2026 – U/S 304(2) BNS – Kattangur Police Station
4. Cr.No.119/2026 – U/S 309(6) BNS – Narketpally Police Station
On the night of 10-03-2026 at around 8:30 PM, Ayithagoni Sunil, a resident of Kattangur Mandal, along with his friend, had dinner at a tiffin center on the outskirts of Muthyalammagudem village and was returning on a Bullet motorcycle. Near Kattangur village, they stopped their bike on the roadside. At that time, three miscreants arrived in a car, attacked them, threatened to kill them, and forcibly snatched a two-tola gold chain from Sunil before fleeing the scene.
Based on the victim’s complaint lodged at Kattangur Police Station on 15-05-2026, SI Ravinder registered a case and initiated an investigation. Following the directions of District SP Sharath Chandra Pawar, special teams were formed under the supervision of Nalgonda DSP Shivaram Reddy and the leadership of CCS Inspector Jitender Reddy.
As part of the investigation, during vehicle checking conducted at Nalgonda X Road, Kattangur, on 16-05-2026, accused A-2 Shaik Chand Pasha was apprehended. Police seized the Hyundai Verna car bearing registration number TS08-FX-1231 used in the crime along with two mobile phones and remanded him to judicial custody.
Police launched a manhunt using advanced technical surveillance to trace absconding accused A-1 Pakala Dharma Teja and A-3 Syed Ramzan Vali. Early this morning around 6 AM, while checking vehicles traveling from Vijayawada towards Hyderabad, police noticed two suspects traveling in a lorry attempting to escape after seeing the police. Officers immediately chased and apprehended them.
Modus Operandi (MO) of the Accused
The accused mainly targeted elderly people, women, and passengers walking in areas lacking bus facilities between 5 PM and 9 PM along highways. Investigation revealed that they threatened and assaulted victims before robbing them of gold ornaments.
The accused, reportedly addicted to a lavish lifestyle, have been involved in dacoities, robberies, and chain-snatching incidents over the past five years in Khammam, Kodad, Suryapet, and Choutuppal areas, and are involved in a total of 18 criminal cases.
Speaking on the occasion, District SP Sharath Chandra Pawar advised the public to remain vigilant as criminal movement in villages tends to increase during the summer season. He particularly urged women not to move alone at night wearing expensive gold ornaments and cautioned people against sleeping on rooftops while wearing jewelry. He also emphasized that installation of CCTV cameras in villages would greatly help police in solving such crimes quickly.
The District SP appreciated and announced rewards for the police personnel who successfully cracked the case, including CCS CI Jitender Reddy, CI D. Chandrasekhar Reddy, Shaligouraram In-charge CI Raghava Rao, Kattangur SI M. Ravinder, SI D. Vijay Kumar, CCS Head Constables Vishnuvardhanagiri, Nagarjuna Prasad, Pushpagiri, Waheed Pasha, Constables Sai, Shivaraj, Junaid, Naresh, Nagarani, as well as Kattangur Police Station staff Ram Mohan, Head Constable, and Constable MD Mujib.
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