Overview

• Ashok Chouradya (70) and Sachin Gaikwad (35) were arrested on June 13 for multiple nighttime phone snatches targeting passengers sleeping in waiting halls and on platforms.
• Officers acted on a tip-off to detain the suspects on platform one and recovered dozens of stolen mobile phones.
• On June 10, the pair threatened a water-bottle vendor with knives before forcibly snatching his phone, marking an escalation in their crimes.
• Both men work as daily wage laborers by day and reportedly sold stolen phones to fund alcohol and tobacco habits.
• The joint GRP-RPF operation reflects intensified law enforcement efforts to secure Secunderabad station against inter-state criminal activity.