Trio from T.N. held for highway thefts in Prakasam
The Hindu
Prakasam police recover ₹18 lakh in cash from them
Prakasam police have resolved a series of highway theft cases with the arrest of three persons from Tamil Nadu and recovered ₹18 lakh in cash from them.
Special teams formed by Prakasam Superintendent of Police Malika Garg stayed put in the neighbouring State for several days as part of their probe and nabbed Prakash, Muthu and Ponnuraj from Chennai on Monday.
The trio had reportedly laid their hands on container trucks at 10 different places in Chittoor, SPSR Nellore and Prakasam districts during the year 2021 and decamped with garments and other goods worth ₹25.89 lakh.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.