5 cops arrested in bus robbery

Hyderabad, July 22:-

The Shamshabad police on Wednesday stumbled upon crucial clues which suggested that five police constables removed from service were involved in the sensational robbery of gold biscuits weighing 700 grams from a bus passenger reported on June 29.

Two men in police uniform intercepted a Kurnool-bound bus of the Dhone depot and robbed a passenger, Venkateswarlu, who was reportedly carrying gold biscuits, and fled on a bike.

Based on the description of the accused given by the complainant, the Shamshabad police began looking for the suspects.

They got clues that two former constables were involved in the offence.

After arresting two constables and interrogating them, they admitted their crime and disclosed that three more constables were also involved in the robbery.

The Shamshabad police arrested all five constables and produced before the magistrate. The court remanded them to judicial custody.