23-year-old held with stolen gold linked to house burglaries

The Hindu reports on the arrest of a 23-year-old private employee, Guguloth Naveen, who was apprehended for his involvement in a series of house burglaries and thefts of gold ornaments in the Telangana region. Naveen was caught on October 31 while riding a motorcycle in Kushaiguda, where police found gold ornaments and other stolen items worth approximately ₹25 lakh.

The accused admitted to stealing gold weighing 371 grams from a house in Rukminipuri Colony on October 20. He is linked to multiple burglaries and property-related cases across various police stations in Telangana, including Kushaiguda, Hanumakonda, Pocharam IT Corridor, Medipally, and Ghatkesar. The recovered items included two motorcycles valued at ₹60,000 each, a gold ring valued at ₹70,000, and a Samsung smartwatch valued at ₹10,000.

Naveen, who completed Class X and a Medical Laboratory Technology course, has a criminal history with 18 cases registered against him. He was released from Jangaon District Jail on October 7 and allegedly resumed his criminal activities. Ongoing investigations are being conducted into his actions.

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