Hyderabad, Nov. 14 -- The Lallaguda police has arrested three women for allegedly committing thefts using the attention diversion technique.

They were arrested on Friday, November 13, when they arrived near the Lalapet Toddy Compound to allegedly commit similar offences. The women have been identified as 49-year-old Chella Narsamma, who has 18 cases against her at various police stations; 43-year-old Vemula Lakshmi, with 17 previous cases against her; and 45-year-old Komera Anjali, also with several cases against her.

Police recovered the 2.5-tola gold chain from the Lallaguda case along with gold chains from other cases, totalling 9.5 tolas of gold from their possession.

The arrests follow an investigation into a gold theft complaint ...