Police arrest man for series of house burglaries, recover valuables worth ₹84 lakh
Police in Sri Sathya Sai district have arrested a serial burglar, Ontipuli Srinivasulu, and recovered stolen valuables worth ₹84 lakh. The suspect, active since 2016, targeted locked houses across multiple districts in Rayalaseema.
Why it matters
The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in solving a long-standing series of property crimes across the region.
Sri Sathya Sai district police arrested a man allegedly involved in a series of house burglaries and recovered gold and silver ornaments worth nearly ₹84 lakh.
Addressing a press conference here, Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Satish Kumar said that the accused has been identified as Ontipuli Srinivasulu from Chowdepalli in Annamayya district.
The SP said that the accused had reportedly been committing burglaries since 2016 and was linked to over 20 cases in Puttaparthi, Hindupur, Tirupati, Chittoor, Pakala, Madanapalle, Palamaner, Piler and other places across Rayalaseema districts. He was reportedly apprehended earlier in Srikalahasti in connection with a burglary case. Later, he shifted to rented houses in Piler, Bukkapatnam and Dharmavaram to evade police surveillance, the SP informed.
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