Hyderabad: A 33-year-old man was arrested by Warasiguda police on Sunday, August 31, for allegedly stealing knives from a butcher shop while posing as a GHMC official.
According to the police, Ghouse Khan alias Aftab Khan went to a mutton shop on August 26 at around 5:30 pm, wearing a mask and a helmet, and introduced himself as a GHMC vigilance official.
Threatening the mutton shop owner over the pretext of conducting a food raid, Khan took two butcher knives and Rs 4,300 cash and fled the scene.
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Upon knowing the truth, the shop owner registered a complaint with the police. Khan was arrested after reviewing the CCTV footage of that area.
He was apprehended at the Warasiguda X road. Police seized the stolen knives and cash from him. Upon questioning, Khan identified himself as a mutton worker from L N Nagar.
A case has been booked under sections 204, 318(4), 319(2), 351(2), 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
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