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Bapatla Police arrest four in jewellery shop theft case

The Bapatla Police arrested a four-member gang in connection with a jewellery shop theft case that occurred in Karlapalem village and recovered 2.387 kg of silver jewellery worth nearly ₹4 lakh from them.

Speaking to the media on Sunday, Superintendent of Police (SP) B. Umamaheswar said that the gang reportedly broke open the locks of Prince Jewellery Shop at Karlapalem Centre on November 10 and escaped with the silver ornaments.

Acting on a complaint, the police team led by Bapatla Deputy SP Ch. Chandramouli, Circle Inspector (CI) B. Hari Krishna and Sub-Inspector (SI) S. Ravindra checked the CCTV footages and other clues, and subsequently traced the accused.

The accused were identified as V. Joseph, Md. Abdul Rasheed, S. Manoj Kumar and T. Manoj Kumar, the SP said, adding that the accused had been involved in similar cases earlier.

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