Hyderabad, July 7 -- Telangana police arrested an inter-district offender involved in a series of thefts and chain-snatching cases and recovered stolen property worth around Rs 7 lakh, including gold ornaments and a stolen motorcycle.

The accused was identified as Kuncham Raju, 45 years, a resident of Yellampet village in Machareddy mandal of Kamareddy district, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) M Ravinder Reddy from the Siddipet Town Police Station on Tuesday, July 7.

Investigation into chain snatching case led to other cases

The arrest followed an investigation into a chain-snatching incident reported on June 30, in which Bunadri Kanakavva, aged 50, who runs a cucumber stall near the Duddeda toll gate, was robbed of her gol...