Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Police Suspect Inside Job in Secunderabad Cantonment Weapons Theft
Weapons and ammunition were stolen from a secure military area near Hyderabad.
The area is called the Secunderabad Cantonment.
Police think the theft may have been an inside job.
This means someone who knew the area and had access may have helped.
Four AK-203 rifles, seven pistols and one INSAS rifle were taken.
More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and night-vision binoculars were also missing.
The theft probably happened during a 12-hour period overnight.
Police discovered it when they found the storage-room locks broken.
Police suspect the theft involved defence personnel with access to the armoury, or kote.
The stolen items included four AK-203 assault rifles, seven pistols and one INSAS rifle.
More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and passive night-vision binoculars were also taken.
The theft may have occurred between 6 p.m. on August 30 and 6 a.m. on August 31.
The crime was discovered after broken locks were found on the armoury and ammunition storage doors.
- Who
- Telangana police are investigating and suspect a section of defence personnel with access to the kote, or armoury.
- What
- Twelve weapons, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and passive night-vision binoculars were stolen.
- When
- The theft may have occurred between 6 p.m. on August 30 and 6 a.m. on August 31.
- Where
- The theft occurred at the high-security Secunderabad Cantonment near Hyderabad in Telangana.
- Why
- Police suspect an inside job because the people involved may have had access to the armoury and ammunition storage.
- Location
- Secunderabad Cantonment near Hyderabad, Telangana
- Weapons stolen
- Four AK-203 assault rifles, seven pistols and one INSAS rifle
- Other items stolen
- More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a pair of passive night-vision binoculars
- Possible theft window
- 6 p.m. August 30 to 6 a.m. August 31
- Discovery
- The theft was detected after the armoury and ammunition-storage door locks were found broken
- Police assessment
- A Telangana police officer involved in the investigation described it as most definitely an inside job