Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Nine-Member Gang Held in Telangana Cattle, Mobile Theft Cases
Police in Hyderabad arrested nine people accused of stealing cattle and mobile phones.
The police say the group was connected to 13 cattle-theft cases in Telangana.
They also allegedly broke into mobile-phone shops in Khammam and Ujjain.
One Khammam shop reportedly lost 160 phones.
More than 200 phones were allegedly stolen from two shops in Ujjain.
Police say the phones were sent through Mumbai and Kolkata.
Some were allegedly moved into Bangladesh for sale.
Police also seized phones, vehicles and cash during the investigation.
Hyderabad Police arrested a nine-member gang on September 18 while it allegedly planned another offence.
Police linked the group to 13 cattle-theft cases across Telangana and mobile-shop thefts in Khammam and Ujjain.
The gang allegedly stole 160 phones from a Khammam shop and more than 200 phones from two Ujjain shops.
Police said stolen phones were routed through Mumbai and Kolkata before allegedly being smuggled into Bangladesh.
Authorities seized 15 mobile phones, three four-wheelers and Rs 22 lakh in suspected theft proceeds.
- Who
- Hyderabad Police arrested a nine-member gang allegedly involved in cattle thefts and mobile-phone thefts.
- What
- The gang was allegedly linked to cattle thefts, mobile-shop burglaries and an international stolen-phone disposal network.
- When
- The accused were arrested on September 18; the report was published on September 19. The article says the Ujjain thefts occurred in July 2026.
- Where
- The alleged offences occurred across Telangana, including Hyderabad and Khammam, and in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; the phones were allegedly routed through Mumbai and Kolkata toward Bangladesh.
- Why
- Police allege the group stole cattle and mobile phones for financial gain and used a network intended to make the phones difficult to trace by their IMEI numbers.
- Arrests
- Nine people were apprehended by Hyderabad Police.
- Cattle-theft cases
- Police allegedly linked the group to 13 cases across Telangana.
- Khammam theft
- The accused allegedly stole 160 phones from a mobile shop on June 11.
- Ujjain thefts
- More than 200 phones were allegedly stolen from two mobile shops in July 2026.
- Seized property
- Police seized 15 mobile phones, three four-wheelers and Rs 22 lakh in cash.
- Alleged route
- Phones were allegedly moved from Mumbai by road or bus toward Kolkata and then through waterways into Bangladesh.
- Financial investigation
- Police said suspected Hawala transactions connected to the disposal network are being verified.