Bapatla police arrested four individuals involved in a major theft and recovered Rs 39.5 lakh on Tuesday. In a press conference, Bapatla Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi outlined the details of the robbery, which took place on October 18 at midnight. T. Swaroop Kumar, a gold vendor from Guntur, was on his way to Chennai to buy new jewelry with his friend when they were ambushed near Medarametla in Bapatla district.
Four unidentified men attacked Kumar, stealing his money and mobile phone, before forcing him into their vehicle. After driving for some time, the assailants abandoned him at the scene, warning him not to report the incident. Following Kumar’s complaint, Medarametla police launched an investigation and identified the suspects as D. Venkannaswamy (31), P. Mahesh (32), T. Karthik (28), and P. Siva Srinivasarao (26), all from Katuru village in Krishna district.
Acting on a tip-off, police conducted surprise inspections and arrested the suspects near NH-16 in Addanki. During interrogation, it was revealed that Venkannaswamy had been struggling to raise money for his mother’s kidney transplant. He and his accomplices planned the robbery to split the stolen funds.
SP Dudi praised the police team for their swift action in apprehending the suspects and recovering the stolen amount.
