Maharashtra burglar held with stolen laptops

HYDERABAD: An inter-state burglar was arrested and Rs 15 lakh worth stolen property, including laptops, were recovered from his possession.
The accused Vishnu Munnu Rathod, 21, is a driver from Purna village near Bivondi in Thane in Maharashtra.
In the early hours of August 3, Vishnu, on the guidance of his associate Irfan, currently in Gulbarga prison, along with his associates Kumar, Javeed and Arshad broke shutter lock of Bluedart warehouse at Gowlidoddi, Gachibowli and stole 68 sealed boxes containing laptops and other electronic gadgets worth Rs 15 lakh.
Based on the complaint lodged by the representatives of the warehouse, Gachibowli police registered a burglary case. During investigation, police identified that some of the accused came in an SUV from Karnataka to Hyderabad.
Police verified CCTV camera footage and cell phone details to zero in on Vishnu in the city at CTC, Secunderabad on Tuesday.
Police recovered 22 laptops and a few other electronic items from his possession. “Vishnu confessed to have committed the crime and he told us that they came from Karnataka well prepared with knives and iron rods to assault if anyone tried to stop them while committing the crime,” Gachibowli inspector (detective) K Kastro said.