Sleuths of the Central Crime Station (CCS) along with the Khammam One Town police on Friday arrested eight members of an inter-district burglars’ gang and recovered stolen gold, silver and other valuables worth around ₹40 lakh.
Police said the accused were involved in as many as 28 cases of house break-in, including 27 property offences under the limits of various police stations in Khammam district and one in Suryapet district in the last two years.
The arrested were identified as Nukamalla Nagendra Babu, P. Rajkumar, B. Nagendra Babu, M. Ashok, B. Mutyalu, Ch. Venkanna and K. Mahesh, all hailing from Kagitha Ramachandrapuram village in Suryapet district, and T. Venkateshwarlu of Mallepalli in Khammam district.