Brief
Seven arrested in Bollaram arms theft, two identified as arms dealers
The arrests follow the September 11 capture of Havildar U Mallesh, who allegedly coordinated the theft with the new detainees.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Hyderabad police announced the arrest of seven additional suspects in the Bollaram army facility arms theft, bringing the total number of detainees to eight, deccanchronicle.com reported.
What happened
The arrests were made by the Malkajgiri police. The seven include Mallesh’s relative U Mallikarjun, friend Ch Nirangan, sepoy K Seshulu, naik Vinod Kumar, Havildar K Praveen, and two arms dealers – Avi Dey (alias Obi) and Birbal Shaw, both from West Bengal.
What was said
Police Commissioner B Sumathi told a press conference that Mallesh acted with accomplices to commit a large‑scale property offence and that no terrorist or extremist links were found.
How it came about
Mallesh, arrested on September 11 and sent to judicial remand, had previously been linked to house‑burglary thefts in Achampet and Amrabad. During interrogation he said he met Birbal Shaw in 2022 while posted in Barrackpore, Kolkata, and bought a firearm and live round for Rs 10,000 through Shaw.
Key facts
- Seven suspects were arrested, raising total arrests to eight (deccanchronicle.com)
- Two of the new detainees are arms dealers from West Bengal (deccanchronicle.com)
- Police said no terrorist or extremist connections were found (deccanchronicle.com)
Sources
- [1] deccanchronicle.com — originally reported as “2 Arms Sellers among 7 Held in Bollarum Arms Theft Case: Police”
