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Tirupati Police Arrest Man, Recover Gold Worth Rs 9 Lakh
Police in Tirupati arrested a 50-year-old man in a theft case.
They identified him as Govindaswamy, an auto driver who lives in Chennai.
Police said he visited Tirumala on September 21 and then went to Tirupati.
They allege he took a mobile phone at a dental hospital.
They also say he took a packet of gold jewellery from a bank table when the person at the counter moved away.
Police said he used a paper sheet to cover the phone theft.
They recovered 60 grams of gold jewellery.
The jewellery was valued at Rs 9 lakh.
Tirupati Rural police arrested a 50-year-old man on Friday in connection with a theft case.
Police identified the accused as Govindaswamy, an auto driver from Chennai who originally comes from Vellore district.
Police said he visited Tirumala on September 21 before travelling to Tirupati.
He allegedly took a mobile phone at a dental hospital in Bairagipatteda, using a paper sheet as cover.
Police said he later took a jewellery packet from a table at an Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank branch; 60 grams of gold worth Rs 9 lakh were recovered.
- Who
- Tirupati Rural police arrested Govindaswamy, a 50-year-old auto driver from Chennai.
- What
- He was arrested in connection with a theft case; police recovered 60 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 9 lakh.
- Where
- The alleged thefts occurred in Tirupati, at a dental hospital in Bairagipatteda and an Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank branch in Dhanalakshmi Nagar.
- When
- The arrest was made on Friday; police said he visited Tirumala on September 21. The article does not give a year.
- Why
- Police allege he came to Tirupati to steal valuables.
Key facts
- Arresting agency
- Tirupati Rural police
- Accused
- Govindaswamy, 50
- Occupation
- Auto driver
- Residence and origin
- Resident of Chennai; originally from Shankarapuram village in Gudiyatham of Vellore district
- Gold recovered
- 60 grams of gold jewellery
- Estimated value
- Rs 9 lakh
- Alleged locations
- A dental hospital in Bairagipatteda and an Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank branch in Dhanalakshmi Nagar, Tirupati
Sources
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