Overview
- Hyderabad’s Special Crime Team arrested 43‑year‑old Mohammed Faisal Shah Ali Jabri after receiving specific information and coordinated action with Saifabad police.
- Authorities allege he was involved in more than 180 gold chain‑snatching incidents reported in and around Hyderabad since 2023.
- Police say the suspect used multiple aliases including Abdullah, Sohail and Altaf and moved between Telangana, Bengaluru and Rayachoti to evade capture.
- Fourteen non‑bailable warrants are pending against him and he is being produced before court as investigators continue to search for stolen property and link other cases.
- Investigations will probe alleged offences in Rayachoti and Chennur in Andhra Pradesh and seek to use the arrest to close unsolved thefts and improve public safety in affected areas.