Ex-sarpanch held for stealing gold

A former sarpanch was arrested by the Shankarpally police for stealing 2.5 tolas of gold from a woman after offering her a lift.

A police officer said P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy, 56, was sarpanch of Venkatapuram in Sangareddy district from 2000 to 2011. After losing the post, he did not take up any job. As he was running short of money, he took to robbery.

On October 3, Reddy, who was riding a motorcycle (TS15 ER 4362) saw an elderly couple, Narsamma and Ananth Reddy, standing on the road at Mansanpalli Gate.

He offered them a lift till Shankarpally and made the woman sit first on his bike. After reaching Laxmareddiguda, he took the bike into agricultural fields and snatched Narsamma’s gold chain and two ear tops.

Following a complaint, the Shankarpally police initiated investigations and arrested Reddy based on technical clues. He later confessed to committing the robbery by threatening Narsamma.