Thief arrested, ornaments worth Rs 17 lakh recovered in Nalgonda

The arrested was identified as Vangala Saidulu (27), a resident of Onti Sthambam Bazar in Nalgonda

Nalgonda: Old habits die hard, goes the saying. An ex-prisoner, who was rehabilitated as a worker in the Food Court run by District Jail in Nalgonda, was arrested by Nalgonda Town-I police for committing thefts in different places in Nalgonda district.

The arrested was identified as Vangala Saidulu (27), a resident of Onti Sthambam Bazar in Nalgonda. The police seized 32 tolas of gold ornaments and 55 tolas of silver ornaments, totally valued at Rs 17 lakhs.

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Presenting Saidulu before the media, Nalgonda Town-I Circle Inspector N Suresh said they took Saidulu into custody on suspicion after series of thefts were committed in the limits of  Nalgonda Town-I police station. During interrogation, Saidulu  confessed to committing five thefts in the limits of Nalgonda-Town-I police station, one each at Shaligowraram, Nakrekal, Munugode and Chandampet.

Earlier,  Saidulu was in jail for cases and come out on bail a few months back. He had managed to convince the jail officials to allow him to work in the food court run by the Jails Department to start a new life. He, however, returned to crime.

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