Police foil shop-burglary in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor; 4 nabbed after three-hour excessive drama

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An armed particular police celebration on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) foiled a store housebreaking and nabbed 4 individuals, whereas three others managed to flee after a three-hour excessive drama on DI Street, within the coronary heart of Chittoor Company limits.

Based on eyewitnesses, a gaggle of six youths, reportedly led by a neighborhood dealer, arrived at a children’ mart close to an IDBI financial institution department in a mini-van with a “Press” sticker at 7:00 am. The store occupies two flooring, whereas the proprietor’s household lives on the third ground. Because the group was getting into the store by climbing onto the roof, the proprietor, Chandrasekhar, seen them and instantly knowledgeable the city police.

Earlier than the police may arrive, the intruders threatened the proprietor with a pistol—believed to be a dummy firearm—and hit him on the top, inflicting a bleeding damage. Nonetheless, upon recognizing the approaching police, all of the intruders, together with the native dealer who led them, rushed into the store and hid behind racks and merchandise.

Because the police entered the store, one of many suspects—the dealer, who was an adversary of the store proprietor—ran to the primary ground and tried to leap into an adjoining constructing. Nonetheless, he fell to the bottom and sustained accidents. A big crowd of locals and police managed to apprehend three different suspects as they tried to flee, whereas two others escaped. One other account means that the variety of fugitives might be three.

Unsure concerning the nature of the weapons the intruders possessed, Superintendent of Police V.N. Manikantha Chandolu, who personally took half within the operation, requested the deployment of an Octopus workforce specializing in particular operations. A unit stationed in Tirumala started dashing towards Chittoor. Nonetheless, earlier than the Octopus workforce arrived, the native police had already accomplished the operation and launched an enormous seek for the remaining suspects.

The police seized the mini-van used within the crime, together with a few firearms, that are but to be verified as actual or dummy weapons. The 4 arrested suspects have been taken to the One-City police station for interrogation. The injured store proprietor acquired outpatient therapy on the Authorities District Hospital.

Based on preliminary data, of the six people reportedly employed by the native dealer for the housebreaking, three have been from Anantapur and three from Nandyal district. A police officer dismissed hypothesis that the gang was from Karnataka or different States.