Four held for stealing electric wires from farmlands

Miryalaguda (Nalgonda): The Nagarjunasagar police arrested a gang of four members for stealing electric wires at farm lands in various mandals of the constituency.

They recovered the stolen wire and cash from their possession.

The arrested were identified as Angothu Ganesh, Ramavath Matru, Jatavath Madhu and Angothu Naresh, all natives of Nagarjunasagar rural area.

Producing the arrested before the media in Miryalaguda, DSP P Srinivas informed that the four accused would steal the electrical wires fitted to newly-erected poles in agriculture lands in Sagar, Halia, Peddavoora and Nidmanoor mandals of Sagar constituency.

The police arrested them on Monday early hours while patrolling and recovered 20 kg of electric wire besides Rs 90,000 cash and a Pulsar bike from their possession.