Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Gadwal police arrest Maharashtra man in twin house theft cases
Some robbers went into two houses in a small village in India and stole gold jewelry.
The jewelry belonged to two women named Bujjamma and Hirojamma.
The robbers also took a valuable neck charm that one of the women was wearing.
The police started looking for the robbers.
While checking cars and people near the railway station, police spotted two suspicious men.
One of them, Ritik Shinde, tried to run away.
The police chased him and caught him.
The other man, Goyam, escaped and is still missing.
Police found the stolen gold and the knife the robbers used.
Now they are searching for the man who got away.
Gadwal police cracked recent theft cases reported at two houses under the Gadwal Rural Police Station limits.
Accused Ritik Shinde (20), from Maharashtra, was arrested near the Gadwal railway station on Friday morning.
Co-accused Goyam (18), also from Maharashtra, fled and is still absconding.
Gold ornaments worth Rs 2.45 lakhs and a pocket-knife used in the crime were seized from the accused.
Victims Bujjamma and Hirojamma lost gold jewelry, including a mangalsutra worth Rs 2.20 lakh, during the robberies in Jammichedu village.
- Who
- Accused Ritik Shinde (20) and Goyam (18), both from Maharashtra, along with victims Bujjamma and Hirojamma, and Gadwal CI Tanguturi Srinivas who led the investigation.
- What
- Police arrested one suspect and recovered stolen gold ornaments worth Rs 2.45 lakhs in connection with two house thefts.
- When
- Reported on Friday, when the arrest and seizure took place during a morning vehicle check.
- Where
- Jammichedu village under the Gadwal Rural Police Station limits, with the arrest made near the Gadwal railway station.
- Why
- The suspects are accused of robbing two houses and stealing gold jewelry belonging to the two victims.
- Arrested accused
- Ritik Shinde (20), from Maharashtra
- Absconding accused
- Goyam (18), from Maharashtra
- Recovered items
- Gold ornaments worth Rs 2.45 lakhs and a pocket-knife
- Theft location
- Two houses in Jammichedu village, Gadwal Rural Police Station limits
- Victim 1
- Bujjamma - five gold plates attached to a black beaded necklace stolen
- Victim 2
- Hirojamma - two and a half tola gold mangalsutra worth Rs 2.20 lakh stolen
- Arrest location
- Near Gadwal railway station during a vehicle check
- Investigating officer
- Gadwal CI Tanguturi Srinivas