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Police Seek Custody as Arms Theft Probe Finds Pakistan Link
Police in Hyderabad are investigating a man named U. Mallesh who is accused of stealing weapons.
They asked a court for seven more days to question him.
Police want to know whether anyone helped him and what he planned to do with the weapons.
Investigators found that his Instagram account followed an account called Black Rock Arms.
That account advertised guns and ammunition and was described as being based in Pakistan.
Police are checking whether these online connections matter to the theft.
Some other accounts connected to Mallesh were described as fake or linked to Pakistan.
Police currently say the theft was likely connected to plans to sell the weapons, not to Maoist activity.
Bolaram police sought seven days’ custody of U. Mallesh over the alleged theft of weapons and ammunition from Madras Regiment premises.
Investigators want to determine whether Mallesh had assistance, tried to sell the weapons, or involved other people.
Mallesh’s Instagram account followed Black Rock Arms, a Pakistan-based account advertising firearms and ammunition from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Investigators also identified other social-media connections, including V. Chandrasekhar and profiles described as possibly fake or Pakistan-based.
Police suspect Mallesh intended to sell the weapons internationally and said they had ruled out a Maoist connection.
- Who
- U. Mallesh, who is accused of stealing arms and ammunition; Bolaram police are investigating the case.
- What
- Police sought seven days’ custody to investigate the alleged theft, possible assistance, planned sale or disposal of the weapons, and other potential suspects.
- Where
- The weapons were allegedly stolen from Madras Regiment premises in Hyderabad and stored at Mallesh’s father’s house in Urdumilla village, Nagarkurnool district.
- When
- The investigation included social-media activity from an account reported as active since September 25, 2025; the articles do not give the date of the theft or custody petition.
- Why
- Police said they wanted to establish how the theft occurred and whether Mallesh intended to sell the weapons to international arms dealers.
Key facts
- Accused
- U. Mallesh
- Investigating agency
- Bolaram police
- Custody sought
- Seven days
- Alleged social-media contact
- Black Rock Arms, described as a Pakistan-based arms and ammunition account
- Reported location of linked dealer
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Weapons storage location
- The first floor of Mallesh’s father’s G+1 house in Urdumilla village
- Police assessment
- Investigators said they suspected an intended international sale and ruled out a Maoist link
Quotes
A villager from Mallesh’s native place
A resident of Mallesh’s native village in Nagarkurnool district
“Mallesh had completely changed after his premature retirement. He had recently come to the village to attend his mother’s funeral and hardly responded when we greeted him. He managed to collect the keys of the dump room and confine himself in the room for 11 days following his mother’s death and never allowed anybody including his father into the room.”
deccanchronicle.com
“The local police informed us that Mallesh wanted to earn money by selling the stolen weapons in foreign country prior to his arrest.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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