Paga Jaya And Naveen Arrested As Hyderabad Burglary Ring Busted After 70 Lakh Rupees Stolen In Serial House Thefts
Residents in the residential neighborhoods of eastern Hyderabad can finally breathe a sigh of relief after local police caught a woman who carried out a series of clever daylight burglaries. Officials from the Uppal Zone police unit arrested twenty-five-year-old Paga Jaya following an intensive investigation into five separate housebreakings across the city and nearby districts. Investigators revealed that the accused had studied lock-breaking techniques by watching tutorial videos on internet platforms before targeting homes where families were away. The breakthrough came after continuous monitoring of surveillance cameras, leading to the full recovery of stolen jewelry, silver articles, cash, and high-end electronics valued at nearly seventy lakh rupees.
The series of burglaries came to light after an anxious homeowner living in New Bharat Nagar Colony returned home to find his front door open and his iron cupboards emptied out. The victim, an employee named Reddy, had traveled out of town with his family for personal work. When a local relative stopped by the house to check on the property, she discovered broken locks scattered across the front veranda. After entering the rooms, the family found that forty-eight tolas of pure gold ornaments, one and a half kilograms of silver, and two lakh rupees in hard cash were missing from the bedroom lockers. The family immediately lodged an official complaint with the Uppal police station, prompting authorities to form special crime-tracking teams.
During the initial examination of the crime scenes, detectives noticed an unusual pattern in how the burglaries were executed. The thief did not use crude iron rods to force doors open, nor did they make loud noises that could alert nearby neighbors. Instead, the intruder carried a portable hand-cutting machine inside a normal student backpack. The machine allowed the burglar to slice through heavy steel padlocks and cupboard latches within minutes. Investigators reviewing local street security cameras spotted a lone person walking calmly through residential streets dressed in a full black burqa, wearing hand gloves, and carrying a light-colored bag to avoid leaving behind fingerprints or facial recognition images.
Police teams from the Central Crime Station began matching the digital movements of the suspicious figure across multiple street intersections. By tracking phone signals and public transport routes, investigators traced the suspect to the Uppal crossroads near the bus stop, where officers moved in and took Paga Jaya into custody. During questioning at the police station, the woman confessed to carrying out multiple housebreakings. She explained to investigators that she had discontinued her engineering college studies due to family financial troubles and moved to Hyderabad, where she lived with her husband. To fund an expensive lifestyle, she turned to the internet to learn how home security locks work and how portable electric tools could be used to bypass door locks without drawing attention.
From the possession of Paga Jaya, officers recovered around forty-eight tolas of stolen gold jewelry, measuring five hundred and sixty grams, alongside one point five kilograms of silver items, liquid cash, and an expensive smartphone. Investigators revealed that her operation extended beyond the local Uppal area, with related burglary cases already registered against her at Medipally, Jagathgirigutta, and Bhadradri Kothagudem police stations. Police confirmed that the woman operated alone, conducting quiet ground surveys during morning hours to spot locked front gates, piled-up newspapers, and unlit verandas before returning later in the day to carry out the thefts.
In a parallel development, the Uppal Zone police announced the arrest of another active housebreaker named Naveen in an unrelated criminal case. According to police officials, Naveen is a habitual offender who resumed criminal operations almost immediately after being released from prison. Investigators discovered that Naveen had managed to commit ten separate burglaries within a short period of just twenty days across neighboring residential colonies. The police team successfully recovered thirty-seven tolas of gold ornaments, weighing over four hundred and thirty grams, from his hiding spots.
The back-to-back arrests and large property recoveries were officially announced by senior police leadership during a media briefing in Hyderabad. Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi commended the crime branch teams and local station officers for their swift ground investigation and technical tracking. Both Paga Jaya and Naveen were produced before the local judicial magistrate and sent to judicial remand as legal proceedings began under the relevant sections of the criminal code. Authorities confirmed that legal steps are underway to return the recovered gold and silver ornaments to their original owners through court orders.
The unusual nature of the crimes has prompted police authorities to issue fresh safety advisories for city residents. Police officials urged homeowners to inform their local station before going on long vacations, install high-resolution security cameras at multiple angles, and use internal digital locker alarms. Officers also advised families not to keep large quantities of gold ornaments and cash inside bedroom wardrobes when traveling away from home. The arrest of Paga Jaya and Naveen highlights how modern criminals exploit online information, serving as a reminder for communities to remain vigilant about their neighborhood security.