Man held for burglary in Hyderabad, ornaments worth Rs 2L seized

A 39-year-old man was arrested for burglary in Hyderabad on Thursday, June 19, for stealing gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 2 lakh.

Sriram Narasimha Chary, a resident of Chintal, took up menial jobs as a carpenter and driver to make ends meet. Later, he turned alcoholic; however, Chary didn’t have sufficient money to buy alcohol.

Eventually, he started stealing, resulting in 24 burglary cases under the tri-commissionerate limits. There are three cases against



Chari in Hyderabad, five in Rachakonda and 16 in Cyberabad.

The Osmania University Police arrested Chary based on a June 11 complaint by a local of Habsiguda who stated a 1.5 tola gold chain and 500 grams of silver ornaments were missing from his residence.

A case under sections 331(1) (punishment for house tresspass or house breaking), 305 (theft) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Chari also confessed to committing burglaries under the Uppal and Warisguda police limits.