Overview
- Police identified the accused as 27-year-old Achhi Mahesh Reddy, alias Sunny, a postgraduate and former Hyderabad IT employee.
- His capture helped link 26 house break-ins in Visakhapatnam to him, while police records connect him to more than 60 burglaries statewide.
- Officers recovered 699 grams of gold, 3.8 kg of silver, a BMW allegedly bought with stolen proceeds, an unnumbered scooter and burglary tools, with recoveries valued at over ₹15.63 lakh.
- Investigators say the Vizag cases involved thefts worth roughly ₹24.66 lakh and that the accused targeted locked homes at night using masks, gloves and simple tools such as hammers, screwdrivers and drilling machines.
- Deputy Commissioner K Lata Madhuri said the Feb 7 arrest near Arch Road in Gajuwaka followed technical evidence and CCTV analysis; police also cite a prior October 14 complaint and note a long criminal history dating to his teens, including time in juvenile detention and 14 months in Rajahmundry Central Jail.