Hyderabad: Man held for robbing pregnant woman at knife point

Jubilee Hills police recovered cash of Rs 9.5 lakh and a knife

Hyderabad: The Jubilee Hills police solved the armed robbery case of a pregnant woman by holding her hostage which was reported earlier this month, and arrested one person on Tuesday. Cash of Rs.9.5 lakh and a knife was recovered.

The arrested person was identified as Patel Motiram Rajesh Yadav (26), a customer care service executive of a private company in Madhapur and a resident of Regimental Bazaar.

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According to the police, on May 12, when the pregnant woman and her mother were sleeping in the bedroom of their house in Jubilee Hills, Rajesh Yadav, wearing a mask intruded and threatened them at knife point.

“He demanded Rs.20 lakh, but however, escaped with Rs.10 lakh. To evade police, he booked a taxi from the complainant’s mobile phone and escaped from the spot,” said CV Anand, Police Commissioner, Hyderabad.

Based on the victim’s complaint, the Jubilee Hills police booked a case and with checked through the footage from surveillance cameras. The suspect was traced to a location in Keesara, from where he was arrested.