60 Laptops Stolen From UoH’s C.R. Rao Institute as Police Probe Targeted Break-In

Overview

• Gachibowli police registered an FIR after AIMSCS registrar C. N. Varma filed a complaint on Tuesday.
• The theft was discovered around 10 am Monday when system administrator B. Harish Naidu found an internal CCTV camera nonfunctional and 60 HP laptops for BTech students missing.
• Police say the classroom CCTV cable was cut, two windows were found open with a broken handle, and a wristwatch with a broken strap was recovered near the window.
• Officers are reviewing nearby surveillance footage, questioning security staff, and note that the guard at the entrance reported noticing nothing.
• Reports differ on timing, with one account placing the break-in over the weekend and another alleging 3–4 am Monday, while the laptops remain missing as a CLUES team processes forensic evidence.