Chandanagar: Chandanagar Police have apprehended members of an interstate motorcycle theft gang and recovered five stolen two-wheelers, along with tools, spare locks and fake number plates used to facilitate the thefts.
According to Ch.Y. Srinivas, Assistant Commissioner of Police, RC Puram Division, Cyberabad, the crime staff of Chandanagar Police Station intercepted a motorcycle near Platform No. 6 of Lingampally Railway Station during vehicle checking on the intervening night of October 27 and 28. When the rider and pillion rider attempted to flee, abandoning the motorcycle, police chased and apprehended them. During questioning, they reportedly confessed to stealing a Royal Enfield Classic 350 and subsequently disclosed their involvement in a series of motorcycle thefts along with their associates.
The accused were identified as Gaddam Praveen (21), a B.Tech student at MGR Engineering College, Chennai; Buridi Gopichand (20), employed in private service; Chodavarapu Dinesh Kumar (22), employed in private service; Geesala Shanmukha Satya Sai (21), a student; and Seerapu Dinesh Kumar (22), a student. All five are residents of Rajahmundry town in Andhra Pradesh.
According to the ACP, the accused confessed to committing motorcycle thefts in Cyberabad and surrounding areas since December 2025. They allegedly used cutting pliers, spanners, spare locks and fake number plates to steal motorcycles and transport them to Rajahmundry.
The recovered property includes a Royal Enfield Classic 350 bearing registration number T0926TG2319AT, a Royal Enfield Bullet (TS15FF2686) linked to Crime No. 1141/2026 of Chandanagar Police Station, a Royal Enfield Classic 350 (TS07GH3172) linked to Crime No. 1142/2026 of Chandanagar Police Station, and a KTM 200 Duke (TS13EA9889) linked to Crime No. 1519/2026 of Miyapur Police Station. Police also seized cutting pliers, spanners, handle locks, petrol tank locks and 11 fake number plates.
The accused were arrested on October 28, 2026, at 11.30 p.m. and are being produced before the court. Further investigation is underway to identify other suspects and recover additional stolen vehicles.
Police appealed to the public to park their vehicles in secure locations, preferably inside their premises, and report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or dial 112.
Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Dr. M. Ramesh and Serilingampally Deputy Commissioner of Police Ch. Srinivas appreciated the efforts of the Chandanagar Police crime staff.
The operation was carried out by Chandanagar Police Station Inspector Sreedhar Kumar, DI Naveen, CCS Inspector S. Vijay, Head Constables Srinivas Reddy and Sadiq Ali, and Police Constables Prabhakar and Vittal, under the supervision of ACP Ch.Y. Srinivas, RC Puram Division.
