Hyderabad: Keesara police bust six-member dacoity gang

Keesara police have busted a six-member dacoity gang that used a social networking app to befriend victims, lure them to isolated locations along the Outer Ring Road, and rob them. In one case reported on April 6, a man was assaulted near Bacharam. Police arrested six accused and are searching for an absconding associate.

Hyderabad: The Keesara police on Saturday caught a six-member dacoity gang involved in luring victims through a social networking app and robbing them at isolated locations along the Outer Ring Road.

The suspects identified as K Karthik, Ram Raja, K Saiteja, G Sravan, M Pawan Kalyan and Ch Pavan Kalyan, along with another associate who is absconding, targeted victims through a social networking app. They would befriend individuals online, gain their trust and lure them into vehicles on false pretexts.

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In one incident, which was reported on April 6, the gang took a man in a car from Rampally towards Ghatkesar and later moved to an isolated area near Bacharam village via ORR, where the victim was assaulted and robbed.

Police said the gang used a similar modus operandi in multiple cases, including one registered at Abdullapurmet police station.

Efforts are underway to nab the absconding suspects.