Motorcycle thief arrested, 22 bikes worth ₹ 20 lakh recovered
The Hindu
Police found stolen vehicles them on his cousin’s farm
Lured by easy life, a 27-year-old man from Mylapuram village of Gurrampode mandal in the district has allegedly stolen 22 motorcycles, all put together worth ₹ 20.30 lakh. Devarakonda DSP Ananda Reddy disclosing the details on Tuesday said accused Katta Gatta Reddy had a history of robberies. Between 2017 and 2019, he had stolen cell phones in Jeedimetla and L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad and was sent to jail. The seizure of 22 motorcycles happened on Tuesday, after Gatta Reddy evaded a police check near Pittalagudem stage in Gurrampode early morning, but was finally chased and caught by the police. Not finding valid papers and based on suspicion, the police dug into more details only to find the pack of motorcycles parked in his cousin’s farmlands on the outskirts of Pittalagudem.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.