Shiva Lived a Life of Luxury with Money He Had Stolen

The notorious chain snatcher Kadaluri Shiva (30) alias Sambha, who was shot dead in a shootout with the police near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) late Saturday night, spent stolen money in travelling by air to various places like Goa, Kerala, Delhi and Rajasthan with his wife Nagalakshmi and two sons. The stockily built offender lived a luxurious life. He conducted recees of possible target areas while enjoying a ride on his sports bike or luxury cars. His wife, a receiver, sold the stolen ornaments to needy customers and jewellery shops. Hours after the shootout led by inspector Narasimha Reddy in which Shiva was killed, the Rajendranagar Central Crime Station (CCS) police visited his 3BHK house in Narsingi and were shocked to find luxurious cars and sofa sets. Cyberabad police commissioner CV Anand, who was part of the team that visited Shiva’s house, told Express that Shiva was involved in several chain snatching incidents in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. “His modus operandi was to target a lone lady walking in front of the house in early hours. On the pretext of asking addresses, Shiva snatched chains and fled on his bike,” he added. Disclosing more details, the commissioner said Shiva then handed over the bike to one of his gang members and escaped in his car. It was a method to mislead the police who thought that the offender had escaped on a bike. The chain snatcher told his neighbours that he was a businessman having a transport office with more than 20 trucks plying in his native of Nellore, Vijayawada and Hyderabad. He often shifted his family from one place to another to escape police vigil. Before vacating from a place, he sold the furniture on web portals like OLX and bought new furniture when he rented another house. The Cyberabad police on Saturday took Nagalakshmi and Shiva’s associates -- Jagadessh and Raj Kumar -- into custody.  A requisition was given to the RDO, Chevella for holding an inquest on Shiva’s body as per the guidelines laid down by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). KPHB Residents Celebrate: Meanwhile, the residents of KPHB Phase III erupted in celebrations on learning about Shiva’s death. He had committed a number of offences under the KPHB police station limits. In 2012, the KPHB police had arrested him for chain snatched. He was jailed and later resumed his criminal activities after being released on bail.

By Mouli Mareedu

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