Auto driver held for house burglaries in Asifabad

Gold ornaments worth Rs 2 lakh were recovered from him.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: An auto-rickshaw driver was arrested on the charges of house burglary at Peddabanda village in Sirpur (T) mandal on Friday.

Gold ornaments worth Rs 2 lakh were recovered from him. Kaghaznagar DSP A Karunakar and Koutala Inspector Budde Swamy said that the accused person was Dhoni Gopi, an auto-rickshaw driver from Shiapur village in Sirpur (T) mandal. Gopi was detained while moving suspiciously during a vehicle check held at Peddabanda village in Sirpur (T) mandal.

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On being interrogated, Gopi confessed to committing the crimes to lead a lavish lifestyle for quite a long time. He admitted to stealing gold ornaments from the houses of Karam Satyanarayana and Kotturi Bujji of Shivapur a few days back. He revealed that he hid some of the ornaments at his home, while carrying some of them in his packet.

Karunakar commended Sirpur (T) Sub-Inspector D Ramesh for showing spontaneity in arresting the house burglar.