In a statement, Ramagundam Commissioner of Police M. Srinivasulu announced that Sunkari Shankar, Polaveni Chandraiah, Thuti Ramesh, Kurma Shiva, Krimindla Srinu, and Nara Rajasekhar, all from Gadderagadi, were arrested while committing an offense in the forests following a tip-off. Gurram Raj Kumar, Kurma Sandeep, Thuti Buchanna, Gurram Vinod, and Gurram Rakesh are still at large.