Gudimalkapur police arrested five members of an alleged mobile phone theft gang and recovered eight stolen phones and two motorcycles. The arrests followed a complaint from a man allegedly robbed at knifepoint. Police said four more suspects were absconding.
They confessed to taking to crime to lead a lavish lifestyle. They admitted to robbing cash and mobile phones by waylaying and attacking motorists and lonely persons.
Nizamabad Police Commissioner KR Nagaraju said the suspects targeted lonely women with a knife and stick and fled with their gold and silver ornaments.
