"habitual-offenders"

Eight people, led by habitual offender Rajesh, were arrested for digging in forests of Sirpur (T) mandal, Asifabad, in a treasure hunt. Their unauthorized excavation damaged wildlife habitats and disturbed animal movement, forest officials said.

The police recovered three Honda Dio vehicles, an Activa, an auto rickshaw, and seized two vehicles

The accused were Paravatham Pochaiah, Parvatham Raju, Parvatham Rakesh and Karre Kumar.

The offenders, A Chandrashekar of Khanapuram Haveli and Dachepalli Hanuma Reddy of Gattu Singaram in the district were accused of stealing nine motorbikes in a period of five months

The accused - Chikatla Sathish, Veepu Venkateshwarlu and Shaik Basha, were caught in last October in connection with several thefts they have committed under the limits of Paloncha police station