HYDERABAD: One person was arrested by Jubilee Hills police on Friday for allegedly stealing a bonsai plant from the residence of a former director general of police rank officer.
Jubilee Hills police said that G Prasannanjaneyulu was arrested.
On Sunday, Prasannanjaneyulu — who is a mason — and Abhishek, who is his associate, came across the bonsai plant in front of the IPS officer’s residence, at Jubilee Hills road no. 18.
CCTV footage showed that they stole the plant and fled at around 3pm.
Prasannanjaneyulu was nabbed by police at his residence in Yousufguda, and the stolen bonsai was recovered from him. He was tracked based on the CCTVs located enroute. After the plant was stolen, the IPS officer’s gardener found that bonsai was missing missing and alerted the IPS officer’s wife, who lodged the police complaint.
Meanwhile, late on Friday night, Abhishek was also taken into custody by the police.