Six-member gang arrested over 14-tola gold theft in Hyderabad

Langer Houz Police arrested six men on Sunday night in connection with the theft of 14 tolas of gold from a retired bank manager’s house in Hyderabad on August 1. Siasat.com’s headline says seven people were held, but its report describes a six-member gang and names six accused.

The complainant, Dama Mohan, told police that four gold bangles weighing seven tolas and three gold chains weighing seven tolas were stolen. Police registered a case under Sections 318(4), 317(2) and 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused were identified as Syed Asad, Omer Khan, Syed Moin, Azar Hussain, Mohammed Ibrahim and Syed Abdul Majeed. Police traced them after checking CCTV footage and arrested them near a hotel.