Suspected burglar held

Visakhapatnam: A suspected burglar was arrested on Monday for his involvement in a string of house break-ins in various areas in the city.

Mallareddy Venkatesh, a history-sheeter and ex-convict, has committed six house break-ins and lifted three motorcycles since last December. According to ADCP (Crime) S. Varadaraju, Venkatesh was involved in around 17 such cases and had also served a jail sentence.

Police recovered about 215 grams of gold ornaments, three motorcycles, four laptops and one Nikon DSLR camera with lenses from Venkatesh. Police also arrested his associates, identified as Thimmapathi Prasad and Munni Muniraju.

Source: PTI