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Hyderabad Police Thwart Fake Naxalite Extortion Plot, Arrest Two and Seize 13 Homemade Bombs

Analysis of over 500 CCTV footages enabled police to intercept an improvised explosive device before it could be detonated at a businessman’s home.

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Overview

  • Yerramsetty Raju (33) and Kandurelli Raju (24) of Gannavaram were arrested on May 28 in a forested area near HMT in Jeedimetla.
  • Thirteen country-made bombs, four mobile phones and a letter demanding ₹50 lakh were recovered from the suspects.
  • The duo first left a threatening letter claiming Naxalite ties on the complainant’s car on May 22 and then assembled an improvised explosive device in Vizianagaram.
  • Jeedimetla police analysed more than 500 CCTV footages to identify the two men and track their movements.
  • Police say financial distress drove the conspiracy and that one of the accused has a prior property offence record in Gannavaram.