Hyderabad: Chikkadpally Police on Saturday arrested two persons in connection with a chain snatching incident reported on October 31. The accused were identified as Gudipati Bramaiah (51) and his wife Gudipati Anjali (48), both residents of Borabanda, Hyderabad.
Police recovered a total of 18.9 grams of gold jewellery, including a broken chain with pearls, a mortgaged gold chain from Manappuram, a mobile phone, and a paper cutting blade used in the offence.
Chikkadpally robbery case cracked with two held, stolen gold recovered
The incident took place on October 31 when a 69-year-old woman, Surekha Auradkar, was returning home from shopping near Devi Theatre, Chikkadpally. As she waited for the lift at her apartment, the masked accused approached her, forcibly snatched her gold chain, and caused an abrasion injury to her neck before fleeing the scene.
Based on credible input, Chikkadpally police apprehended the prime accused near Sahara Bakery in Ashok Nagar on November 8. During interrogation, Bramaiah confessed to planning the robbery due to financial distress and recent debts related to his daughter’s marriage. He reportedly learned snatching techniques by watching videos online.
Bramaiah had trailed potential victims for two weeks, mostly in areas like Yousufguda and Borabanda. On the day of the crime, he travelled from Erragadda to Narayanaguda via Metro and attempted two failed robberies in Sultan Bazar due to heavy crowds. He eventually targeted the complainant, followed her from Ramkoti to her residence, and executed the snatching at the lift entrance.
He later handed over the stolen jewellery to his wife, Anjali, who mortgaged the gold chain at Manappuram Finance, Kukatpally branch, for ₹1.13 lakh.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of DCP Central Zone Smt. K. Shilpavalli, IPS, along with Addl. DCP B. Anand Kumar, ACP L. Ramesh Kumar, and Chikkadpally Inspector B. Raju Naik. Investigating officers M. Shankar and Mohd. Kareem led the case detection with support from the crime staff and Hyderabad Metro Rail officials.