Army armoury burglary: Police analyse CCTV, phone data for leads | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: With the Army personnel being questioned in the recent firearms burglary case proving difficult to crack, investigators said they are now relying on phone and CCTV footage analysis for a breakthrough. CCTV footage has revealed suspicious vehicular movement in the area during the time of the theft, and teams are trying to identify the vehicles.Police officials involved in the investigation said 12 Army personnel have so far been questioned, including those deployed for guard duties at the armoury, and their supervisors.“But it has been difficult to get any information out of the personnel being interrogated. They claim they did not notice the burglary until Monday (Aug 31) morning. So far, there are no concrete leads about the burglars or the location of the stolen arms,” said an investigator.The joint investigation teams comprising state police, central intelligence and military officials are also analysing the phone data of the Army personnel being questioned, including their calls, messages and social media activity, to check if any of them were honey-trapped, lured or blackmailed.“We are interrogating them to find out if any of them had come under the undue influence of unknown persons. Their phone data is also being analysed,” said a senior police officer.Apart from checking CCTV footage at the entry and exit points of the Army area leading to the Madras Regiment, investigators are also examining footage from residential areas and gated communities located close to the boundary wall of the military zone.“Except for the entry and exit points, the military zone has limited CCTV coverage. We have analysed footage from hundreds of cameras in the military area and surrounding localities. The work is still on,” said an investigator.While the questioning continues, Army personnel and police are also searching the campus and surrounding areas for the stolen weapons and ammunition and any other useful evidence.“Right now, we are checking footage from Sunday (Aug 30) night. Our teams are working with Army officials round the clock to solve the case,” said a Malkajgiri police officer.On the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, unidentified persons broke into the Madras Regiment armoury at Bollaram and stole a stash of high-end weapons including four AK-203 assault rifles, one INSAS rifle, seven pistols and a night-vision binocular, along with a large quantity of ammunition. Based on a complaint by an Army officer, a burglary case was registered at Bollaram police station on Monday.
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