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Suspended IT Engineer Re-Arrested for Raj Bhavan Hard Disk Theft

Hyderabad Police confirm no critical data was compromised after recovering stolen hard disks from the suspect.

Overview

  • T Srinivas, a suspended IT hardware engineer, was re-arrested on May 15 for stealing four hard disks from Telangana’s Raj Bhavan on May 14.
  • The theft was discovered after system anomalies, including a blue screen error, were noticed by the IT team on May 15.
  • CCTV footage showed Srinivas entering the Sudharma Bhavan premises late at night on May 14, hours after his suspension was formalized.
  • The stolen hard disks, which included licensed software and user credentials, have been recovered and submitted to judicial remand.
  • Police investigations confirmed that the stolen hard disks contained no critical or confidential files, addressing concerns over data security.