Young man arrested with stolen gold worth lakhs in Hyderabad

Police have arrested a 23-year-old private employee in Kushaiguda and recovered stolen gold and property worth about 25 lakh rupees from him. The accused is Guguloth Naveen, who lives in Ratiram Thanda of Mahabubabad district. Officers caught him during vehicle checks at Chakripuram cross roads on October 31 while he was riding a motorcycle and could not show vehicle documents.

Details of Crime

Naveen admitted to stealing about 371 grams of gold worth 23 lakh rupees from a house at Krishnaveni Heights Apartments in Rukminipuri Colony on the night of October 20. Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi stated that he is also linked to several house burglaries and property cases across Kushaiguda, Hanumakonda, Pocharam IT Corridor, Medipally, and Ghatkesar police stations. Total recoveries include the gold ornaments, two Hero Glamour motorcycles worth 60,000 rupees each, a four-gram gold ring valued at 70,000 rupees, and a Samsung smartwatch worth 10,000 rupees.

Background

Police said Naveen finished Class X and a course in Medical Laboratory Technology, and earlier worked as a lab technician. About 18 criminal cases had been registered against him across Telangana, and he spent time in prison. He came out of Jangaon District Jail on October 7 and began committing crimes again, targeting locked houses and apartments by breaking locks. Police are continuing their investigation into the matter.

Context

House burglaries often spike during festive seasons or in areas where residential complexes have unattended apartments. Police routinely set up checkpoints on roads to catch suspects moving around on stolen vehicles.