Visakhapatnam Police Arrest Man in 26 House Burglaries

Visakhapatnam police have arrested a 27-year-old former software engineer from Kakinada for his alleged role in 26 nighttime house burglaries across the city, recovering stolen gold, silver, and other assets worth more than Rs 15 lakh. The suspect, identified as Acchi Mahesh Reddy, also known as Sunny, was taken into custody on February 7 near Arch Road in Gajuwaka, following an investigation sparked by a resident's complaint last October.

Reddy, who had worked at an IT firm in Hyderabad and held a postgraduate degree, targeted homes in neighborhoods including Gajuwaka, Arilova, Malkapuram, Pendurthi, and Duvvada. The burglaries occurred primarily after the Sankranti festival, with police linking him to thefts totaling over 1,080 grams of gold, nearly 6,333 grams of silver, and Rs 40,500 in cash, valued at approximately Rs 25 lakh. Authorities recovered 699 grams of gold ornaments, 3.8 kilograms of silver items, a BMW car purchased using proceeds from the crimes, an unnumbered scooter, and burglary tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, and cutters during the arrest.

Investigators described Reddy's methods as calculated to evade detection. He conducted daytime reconnaissance of...