Gold jewellery worth ₹16 lakh recovered in Prakasam; woman arrested
Police in Darsi, Prakasam district, have arrested a woman for the theft of gold jewellery worth ₹16 lakh. The stolen items were recovered following an investigation into a complaint filed by a victim who lost her handbag while traveling by bus.
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This report highlights local law enforcement efforts in recovering stolen assets and maintaining public safety in rural districts.
The Darsi police on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) arrested a woman for allegedly committing a theft and recovered gold jewellery weighing 128 grams, valued at ₹16 lakh.
According to the police, Chennamshetti Sumalatha of Putta Bazaar lost a handbag containing gold jewellery, kept inside a bag of clothes, while travelling by bus from her parents’ home to her in-laws’ house in Darsi via Tripuranthakam on October 3, 2025.
మహిళా దొంగను అరెస్టు చేసి రూ.16 లక్షల విలువైన 128 గ్రాముల బంగారు ఆభరణాలను స్వాధీనం చేసుకున్న దర్శి పోలీసులు. @APPOLICE100 pic.twitter.com/Bdbu8s7sGx
Based on her complaint, Darsi Circle Inspector (CI) Y. Rama Rao took up the investigation. Acting under the orders of Prakasam District SP V. Harshavardhan Raju and the supervision of Darsi DSP P. Balamuralikrishna, the CI solved old, pending theft cases, arrested the woman and recovered the jewellery. She will be produced before the Darsi court.
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