Kakinada, February 15: The East Godavari police have arrested four persons, all former convicts, and recovered from them stolen booty including gold and silver ornaments, worth Rs 7 lakh.
The accused were produced before the media on Tuesday.
Superintendent of Police, Dr Trivikram Varma, said the arrests were made in three separate cases.
Challa Ram Mohan Reddy (24), an MCA student and Rudra Raghavendra Rao (19) a junior college student, are residents of Kakinada. Gold chains weighing 192 grams and worth Rs 5 lakh, pertaining to 6 chain snatching cases, were recovered from them.
In another case, Konnala Pydi Raju (20) was arrested and gold and silver ornaments worth Rs one lakh, stolen from two houses in Ramanayyapeta of Kakinada rural mandal, were recovered.
In the third case, Polinati Apparao, who allegedly committed several thefts in Sarpavaram area, was arrested and gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1.44 lakh were recovered from him.
All the four would be produced before the court on Wednesday.
–PTI