Stolen Property Worth ₹88.5 Lakh Recovered

Visakhapatnam:The police recovered stolen property worth Rs 88.52 lakh during October, including the recovery of 285 missing mobile phones in Visakhapatnam.

Revealing the details on Tuesday at the crime property mela, CP Shankhabrata Bagchi said that special teams were set up to tackle the 116 property offence cases reported during October. The teams successfully solved 72 cases and arrested 102 offenders using technical methods.

The recovered items include 742.97 grams of gold, 326.48 grams of silver, and cash amounting to `2.88 lakh. A significant portion of the recovery consisted of 298 mobile phones, including 285 missing phones, valued at `42.75 lakh. The police also retrieved 20 motorcycles, three autorickshaws, one tanker lorry, one laptop and eight batteries.

Breaking down the solved cases, the police reported eight robberies, seven house break-ins by night, one house break-in by day, five snatching incidents, two auto thefts, one lorry theft, and 21 motorcycle theft cases. The remaining 27 cases fell under other theft categories.