{
  "id": 1487010,
  "title": "Atmakur police arrest home care attended for stealing gold jewellery, cash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/atmakur-police-arrest-home-care-attended-for-stealing-gold-jewellery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:21:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/atmakur-police-arrest-home-care-attended-for-stealing-gold-jewellery-cash/article71355450.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Atmakur, police apprehended a 56-year-old home care attendant, Vijjunapu Veerraju, on Sunday for allegedly burglarizing a home and stealing 11 sovereigns of gold jewelry, along with more than ₹1.80 lakh in cash. Acting on SP Ajitha Vejendla's directive, a special investigation team was formed under the leadership of Additional SP (Admin) Ch. Sowjanya and Atmakur SDPO M. Giridhar Rao. The team, comprising Circle Inspector G. Gangadhara Rao and Sub-Inspector Jampani Kumar, successfully resolved the case. Veerraju, based in Nellorepalem village within Atmakur mandal, had resorted to the theft due to financial hardships after discovering the location of the stolen items. The SP praised the efforts of CI Gangadhara Rao, SI Kumar, and their team in recovering the stolen property.",
  "summary": "They recover 11 sovereigns (approximately 88 grams) of gold jewellery and over ₹1.80 lakh in cash from the accused",
  "key_points": [
    "56-year-old home care attendant Vijjunapu Veerraju arrested",
    "Stole 11 sovereigns of gold jewelry and over ₹1.80 lakh cash",
    "Special investigation team formed to resolve the case"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}