Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Police Report Arrests, Recoveries and Remand Extensions
A court in East Godavari extended the jail remand of two accused in Dr Priyanka’s death case.
Police had questioned them before sending them back to judicial custody.
In Chandragiri, police arrested six people accused of stealing vehicles.
They recovered 18 two-wheelers and an auto.
In Yerpedu, two people were arrested for allegedly snatching gold chains from women.
Police recovered gold ornaments and a motorcycle.
Two women in Vizianagaram district died by suicide in separate incidents.
Investigators also arrested two people accused of cheating customers with fake land plots.
An East Godavari court extended the judicial remand of Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edward by 14 days in Dr Priyanka’s death case.
Chandragiri police arrested six alleged vehicle thieves and recovered 18 stolen two-wheelers and an auto valued at about ₹20 lakh.
Two men were arrested in five Yerpedu chain-snatching cases, with 75 grams of gold ornaments and a motorcycle worth about ₹11.25 lakh recovered.
Two women died by suicide in separate incidents in Vizianagaram district, reportedly following distress over examination results and a domestic dispute.
CID personnel arrested two alleged realtors accused of selling fictitious plots, double-registering properties and collecting more than ₹1.05 crore.
- Who
- The cases involve two accused in Dr Priyanka’s death case, six alleged vehicle thieves, two alleged chain snatchers, two women who died by suicide, and two alleged plot fraudsters.
- What
- Courts and police reported a remand extension, arrests, recoveries of stolen property, two suicide deaths and an alleged ₹1.05-crore plot fraud.
- When
- The vehicle-theft and chain-snatching arrests were disclosed on Friday; the chain-snatching cases were reported during 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Where
- The incidents and investigations involved East Godavari, Rajamahendravaram, Chandragiri, Tirupati, Yerpedu and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The reported motives included vehicle theft, raising money through chain snatching, distress over low examination marks, a domestic dispute and alleged cheating through fictitious property sales.
- Dr Priyanka case
- Judicial remand of Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edward was extended by 14 days.
- Vehicle-theft arrests
- Six persons were arrested by Chandragiri police.
- Vehicle recovery
- Police recovered 18 two-wheelers and an auto valued at about ₹20 lakh.
- Chain-snatching arrests
- Two persons were arrested in five cases in Yerpedu police station limits.
- Chain-snatching recovery
- Recovered property included 75 grams of gold ornaments and a motorcycle worth about ₹11.25 lakh.
- Vizianagaram deaths
- Two women, aged 24 and 36, died by suicide in separate incidents.
- Plot-fraud case
- Two alleged realtors were arrested after complaints involving more than ₹1.05 crore and fictitious plots.