Overview
- Karimnagar police said the four-day custody of three main accused ended on Sunday after intensive questioning by investigators.
- Officers recovered two pistols from bushes near the Velchala/Velishala bypass road and a silver-pink Vivo mobile phone from a forested area near Maddur/Maddunoor based on suspect information.
- A fourth key accused, Amar Singh alias Pahilwan, was arrested in Salimpur, Patna, on June 4 and a transit warrant has been obtained to bring him to Karimnagar.
- Police say the suspects have been partly uncooperative and gave contradictory statements about where they hid the stolen gold and diamond jewellery.
- Authorities have filed for extended custody and are running special teams to trace the missing valuables and apprehend other absconding members of the gang.