Khammam, Oct.17 : V.M. Banjar police in Khammam district solved five agricultural theft cases, arresting seven accused individuals involved in stealing electric motors and cable wires from farm fields. Following an extensive investigation into Crime Numbers 196/2026 to 200/2026, four of the arrested suspects were produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.
The police identified the accused as Ravuri Pawan Kalyan, Jonnalagadda Nagaraju, Kallam Jagan, S.K. Rafi, Ravuri Nageswara Rao, Ravuri Salu alias Salman, and Ravuri Lakshmana Rao alias Varaprasad. Among them, Ravuri Pawan Kalyan and Jonnalagadda Nagaraju were previously involved in theft cases at V.M. Banjar police station. Law enforcement recovered seven electric motors, 200 meters of cable wire, and a motor box, altogether valued at ₹2,80,000.
Sattupalli ACP Vasundhara Yadav, IPS, commended Sattupalli Rural CI, V.M. Banjar Sub-Inspector S.K. Shakeer, and the team for successfully apprehending the gang. The police urged farmers to implement safety measures for their agricultural equipment and report suspicious movements immediately to local authorities.
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