Hyderabad: The police arrested three interstate offenders on Wednesday, February 18, for burglary and bike theft worth Rs 28.61 lakh in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills.
The accused were identified as Tanzim Zakir Ali, 30, Mohammed Saddam, 32, and Shanawaz, 29, who were residing in Talabkatta, Jahangir Nagar. Ali and Saddam worked as salesmen and are originally from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, while Shahnawaz is a native of Lucknow.
The group allegedly used a stolen Splendour bike and broke into houses using iron rods and screwdrivers, the police said.
The men were involved in five cases registered across different police stations in Hyderabad. Ali and Saddam had planned to commit theft in Hyderabad since their friend Shanawaz was working as a chef in the city. They had arrived in Hyderabad in the first week of February 2026 and committed thefts and burglaries at Banjara Hills, SR Nagar and Dabeerpura Police Stations.
They would store the stolen items at their residence in Talabkatta and another portion of the stolen items was given to the fourth accused, Rizwan, who is Ali’s relative, to sell in Uttar Pradesh.
The police seized 160.84 gram of gold ornaments, 666 gram of silver ornaments, one Splendour bike, two mobile phones, and Rs 3.28 lakh in cash. The total amount recovered was Rs 28.61 lakh.
