Hyderabad task force nabs 9 for cell tower equipment theft, Rs. 60 lakhs recovered

The arrested persons formed into a gang and had stolen the equipment from different work sites in the city and sold to some Uttar Pradesh based scrap dealers, said a police official.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force caught nine persons who were allegedly stealing cell phone tower equipment and recovered property worth Rs. 60 lakhs from them.

The arrested persons formed into a gang and had stolen the equipment from different work sites in the city and sold to some Uttar Pradesh based scrap dealers, said a police official.

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The gang was involved in 12 cases in the Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda.