Overview

• Jubilee Hills officers arrested Palan Bai Pardhi, Shahnaj Bai, Nimat Bai and Madhuri on June 13 for their roles in multiple sandalwood thefts.
• Investigators say the four belong to a 23-member syndicate that migrated from Madhya Pradesh about three weeks ago, posing as travelling families.
• Targets included Jubilee Hills and the NI-MSME campus in Yousufguda, where the gang carried out thefts after conducting premeditated reconnaissance.
• Stolen logs were moved through a structured distribution network and sold to known local smugglers.
• At least 19 members, including Deradur Pardhi, Sameer Pardhi and Dharm Pardhi, remain at large as police continue their search.