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Tirupati police recover 24 stolen motorcycles and arrest three
Police in Tirupati arrested three men on Sunday, October 4, 2026, and recovered 24 motorcycles.
The bikes were stolen in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Police said the motorcycles were worth ₹25 lakh.
The three men were described as repeat offenders, with 21, 14 and 17 cases respectively against them.
Police have linked nine motorcycles to existing cases at various police stations.
They are still gathering information about the other 15 recovered motorcycles.
Tirupati police arrested three people and recovered 24 stolen motorcycles on October 4, 2026.
The motorcycles were worth ₹25 lakh and had been stolen in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
The arrested men were identified as Areddula Vinod Kumar, Cherlopalli Govindarajulu and Govindaswamy Murali.
Police said nine of the recovered motorcycles had been linked to cases registered at various police stations.
- Who
- Tirupati police arrested Areddula Vinod Kumar, Cherlopalli Govindarajulu and Govindaswamy Murali.
- What
- Police recovered 24 stolen motorcycles and arrested three people.
- When
- Sunday, October 4, 2026.
- Where
- Tirupati; the motorcycles had been stolen in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
- Why
- Police said the three were involved in the thefts. A motive was not stated.
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- Motorcycles recovered
- 24
- Estimated value
- ₹25 lakh
- Arrestees
- Areddula Vinod Kumar, 32; Cherlopalli Govindarajulu, 34; Govindaswamy Murali, 30
- Linked vehicles
- 9 motorcycles mapped to cases registered at various police stations
- Other vehicle details
- Details of the remaining 15 motorcycles were being gathered and collated