Overview

• Jeedimetla police arrested five suspects on July 30 in connection with mobile snatchings targeting lone pedestrians, recovering ₹3.5 lakh in cash and devices
• Investigators traced Vaijayanth alias Varun, Shiva, Naresh Nayak, Kumar and Venkat through CCTV footage and a complaint by 21-year-old D. Akhila, whose phone was snatched near Shapur Nagar
• Evidence shows the Hyderabad ring executed rapid motorcycle strikes under the influence of alcohol and ganja in Jeedimetla, Madhapur and Moosapet, with one bike linked to a KPHB theft
• In Bengaluru, six accused were arrested after posing as bus passengers in Electronics City and police seized 70 stolen phones, a car and a motorcycle valued at ₹25 lakh
• Officials say sustained surveillance coordination and financial forensics are critical to disrupting converging organized theft networks