Six treasure hunters arrested in Bhadrachalam

Kothagudem: Police busted a treasure hunters’ gang and nabbed six persons at Bhadrachalam in the district on Thursday. Assistant Superintendent of Police, G Vineeth, speaking to the media at Bhadrachalam, said a police patrolling team spotted six persons moving suspiciously at Rajupeta Colony and took them into custody. During interrogation, they revealed their identity and […]

Kothagudem: Police busted a treasure hunters’ gang and nabbed six persons at Bhadrachalam in the district on Thursday.

Assistant Superintendent of Police, G Vineeth, speaking to the media at Bhadrachalam, said a police patrolling team spotted six persons moving suspiciously at Rajupeta Colony and took them into custody.

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During interrogation, they revealed their identity and confessed that they were in the hunt for a treasure in a house at Rajupeta Colony following revelation by a Hyderabad-based soothsayer, Srinivas, two months ago.

The accused were identified as Shaik Kareem, Gudise Raju, Parushetty Harshavardhan, Jangala Anil and K Praveen of Nalgonda district and Gutta Prasad of Yetapaka in East Godavari district in AP.

The police seized a metal cutter, a toy pistol, iron rods and a four wheeler. Bhadrachalam Inspector of Police T Swamy, SI, Venkateshwar Rao and others were present.

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