Vizag police arrest 60 in April, recover ₹1.04 crore in stolen goods
Vizag police have arrested 60 individuals linked to 51 property offenses reported in April 2026. The total value of recovered stolen goods amounts to approximately ₹1.04 crore, including gold, silver, cash, and mobile phones. The police have also implemented preventive measures such as installing CCTV cameras and conducting crime awareness meetings.
- ▪Police arrested 60 individuals for their involvement in 51 property offenses in April 2026.
- ▪A total of ₹1.04 crore worth of stolen goods was recovered, including gold, silver, cash, and mobile phones.
- ▪Preventive measures included the installation of 502 CCTV cameras and 190 crime awareness meetings conducted by police.
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Police arrested 60 individuals for their alleged involvement in 51 property offenses that were reported in April 2026, Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi said.He was addressing a press conference as part of the “Monthly Crime Mela,” a programme to brief about arrests and actions taken regarding property offenses reported in April 2026, at the police conference hall on Saturday (May 23, 2026).Mr. Bagchi said that during April 2026, as many as 68 cases of property offenses were reported in the city. Special teams formed to investigate the cases were able to detect 51 of them using technical methods. He also mentioned that property worth ₹33.67 lakh— which includes 924.14 grams of gold, 4,529.96 grams of silver, and ₹3.12 lakh in cash—was recovered.
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