Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi handing over stolen property to the rightful owners during a press conference at the Police Conference Hall in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
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The city police on Saturday (August 29, 2026) arrested 104 individuals for their alleged involvement in 91 property offenses during July 2026, and recovered property worth ₹47 lakh.Addressing a press conference at the police conference hall, Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi said that during July of this year, a total of 106 cases of property offenses were reported in the city. Of these, the police were able to detect 91 using technical methods. He stated that property worth ₹47.42 lakh was recovered. In addition to the aforementioned property, 423 missing mobile phones worth ₹63.45 lakh were also recovered. The recovered property includes 491.62 grams of gold, 1,645.6 grams of silver, and ₹2.14 lakh in cash, he said.He further said that 90 detected cases including two cases of robbery, three cases of house burglary by day, seven cases of house burglary by night, six cases of snatchings, 40 cases of motorcycle thefts, five cases of autorickshaw thefts, and etc.Mr. Bagchi also said that as part of preventive measures, during the month of July, as many as 363 CCTV cameras were installed in various places of city, while 237 crime awareness meetings were organised. Published - August 29, 2026 06:56 pm IST
