Hyderabad, Oct. 29 -- An excise constable displayed courage and presence of mind by chasing a suspected thief for nearly half a kilometre and catching him near Kandi, recovering a bag containing gold ornaments, cash and stolen mobile phones.

The incident occurred when the constable, D Malkayya, was travelling by bus from Sangareddy to Nampally Excise Station in Hyderabad to attend to his duties. A bus conductor grew suspicious of a passenger who had allegedly stolen a bag and mobile phones on the bus and alerted other passengers before the suspect got down at Kandi stage.

Acting on the conductor's alert, Malkayya got off the bus and attempted to apprehend the suspect. However, the man tried to escape, prompting the constable to chase hi...