A week on, 12 firearms stolen from Madras Regiment remain untraced

Inside Bolarum’s military landscape, 12 missing firearms and more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition remain at the centre of an investigation a week after the theft came to light.

The premises of the 20 Madras Regiment are located in a relatively quiet, green stretch of the cantonment, away from much of the traffic and construction that mark Hyderabad’s expanding landscape. But the location of the theft presents investigators with a more complicated question: how did someone identify and reach the rooms holding the weapons inside a large military complex that houses multiple regiments?

Police suspect that the theft may have involved people with a good knowledge of the premises. There is no board or other visible indication identifying the armoury, and the scene of the offence is located almost in the middle of the premises. There are six to eight entry and exit points to the premises, according to investigators.