"burglary"

They got employed as domestic helps and security guards in houses in the city and after working for a few months, plan burglaries in the absence of the house owners

The arrested were identified as Abdul Azeem (24) and Mazhar Al Amoodi (26), both drivers and residents of Naseeb Nagar in Chandrayangutta.

According to the police, Gundla Raju (32), a painter from Addagutta in Secunderabad entered the house of one Renukumar Reddy at Balapur on Sunday.

Thieves conducted a recce at the Polamamba temple the previous day of theftand stole gold ornaments weighing 412 gm by breaking the hundi

The police recovered cash, gold and silver ornaments, all together worth Rs.13 lakh, apart from tools used to break into the houses.

Disclosing the details at his office here on Thursday, Warangal Police Commissioner P Pramod Kumar said that the accused was arrested several times by the police and sent to jail for committing thefts under Nallabelli

The persons were identified as Mohd Sabdar alias Saddam (25) a native of Uttar Pradesh and Mohd Ayub alias Bada Ayub (58) of Moinabad. Another suspect, Mohd Nayeem, is absconding.