Man involved in chain snatching, bike lifting held in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Taskforce police arrested an interstate burglar who has committed three offences in a short span in the city.
Acting on specific information, the East Zone team of the Taskforce arrested the accused, Shanker Rao Biradar from Katedan on Thursday in possession of a stolen bike.
Police seized the stolen Bajaj Pulsar bike (TS12EL6308) from Rao's possession and he confessed to have committed a bike theft and two chain snatching offences in Hyderabad during the past two weeks.
"Rao was arrested in September 2018 by Hadapsar police of Pune in connection with 47 cases, including 33 chain snatchings and 14 bike thefts. In Last week of June 2020, he came out of Yerawada central prison on bail and moved to Hyderabad in the first week of July," Hyderabad commissioner Anjani Kumar said.
After coming to Hyderabad, 36-year-old Shanker from Latur rented a room in Katedan and on July 19, stole Babaj Pulsar bike at Langar Houz. On July 26, Shanker committed two chain snatching offences at Kacheguda and SR Nagar.
Taskforce sleuths analysed the CCTV camera footage and zeroed in on the offender. Apart from the bike, police also recovered 5.5 tola stolen gold from the offender. The accused was handed over to Kacheguda police for further probe.