Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Probe Widens After Weapons Stolen From Secunderabad Cantonment
Weapons went missing from a secure military area near Hyderabad.
The theft was discovered around 7:50 a.m.
on August 31.
Twelve weapons were reported stolen.
These included AK-203 rifles, pistols and an INSAS rifle.
More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were also missing.
Night-vision binoculars were reportedly taken too.
Army officers are questioning a senior officer connected to one unit.
Police have questioned the officer as well, partly because armoury records were allegedly not kept for months.
Indian Army officers are questioning a senior officer linked to a 20 Madras Regiment unit.
Telangana Police have also questioned the officer, according to the report.
The officer is being questioned over allegedly unmaintained armoury books or registers.
Twelve weapons were stolen, including four AK-203 rifles, seven pistols and an INSAS rifle.
More than 1,000 ammunition rounds and passive night-vision binoculars were also reported stolen.
- Who
- Indian Army officers and Telangana Police are questioning a senior officer from a unit of the 20 Madras Regiment.
- What
- Twelve weapons, ammunition and passive night-vision binoculars were reported stolen.
- When
- The incident came to light around 7:50 a.m. on August 31; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Secunderabad Cantonment near Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- The senior officer is being questioned because the armoury’s books or registers were allegedly not maintained for months.
- Weapons stolen
- 12 weapons
- Weapon breakdown
- Four AK-203 assault rifles, seven pistols and one INSAS rifle
- Ammunition stolen
- More than 1,000 rounds
- Other equipment
- One pair of passive night-vision binoculars
- Discovery time
- Around 7:50 a.m. on August 31
- Location
- Secunderabad Cantonment near Hyderabad, Telangana
- Questioning agencies
- Indian Army officers and Telangana Police