Suryapet: Kodad police on Monday arrested five members of an inter-state vehicle theft gang and seized 21 stolen bikes valued at Rs 22.21 lakh.
The suspects, identified as Bari Nagaraju (28) from Huszurnagar, Suryapet, Gunji Ramanujaneyulu (23), Sheik Basha (24), Gunji Krishna (26), and Thammishetti Venkatesh (21) from Andhra Pradesh, were taken into custody near the Huzurnagar flyover in Kodad while acting suspiciously on two bikes. Another suspect, Gopala Krishna, remains at large.
Suryapet superintendent of police Sunpreet Singh reported that during questioning, the suspects confessed to stealing bikes across Kodad, Suryapet, Mattampally, Huzurnagar, and parts of Hyderabad, as well as locations in Andhra Pradesh. The gang specifically targeted high-value bikes, including six Royal Enfields, seven Hero Unicons, five Bajaj Pulsars, one Honda Shine, and two HF Deluxes.
