Notorious temple offender gang nabbed in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: LB Nagar police on Wednesday arrested a habitual temple offender gang. The arrested accused persons were identified as P Narsimha (23), P Saraiah (19), M Ramesh (22) and G Jagadish (21).

According to police, the accused persons were involved in 11 temple offense cases in the limits of Rachakonda, Khammam and Bhadrachalam police Commissionerate jurisdictions. Narsimha, Saraiah and Ramesh reside in Bharath Nagar of LB Nagar, while Jagadish resides at Bhadrachalam.

Police said the accused select a temple in isolated places, where there is no security guard. Then they gain entry and by breaking hundis they commit theft of cash and gold ornaments of the deity. Police recovered Rs 6,000, two imitated chains, a two-wheeler, all worth Rs 50,000 from the possession of the accused.