Lifestyle crimes on rise

Hyderabad, May 3: As many as three rich offenders have been arrested in the last three months.

A month-and-a-half ago, Vamsi Krishna, an MBA degree holder, was arrested. The 35-year-old professional house burglar owns a sedan and stays at an apartment in Ameerpet.
“It would be difficult to identify Vamsi Krishna as a burglar,” said Mr G. Surya Prakasa Rao, the DCP (crime), Cyberabad.
His desire to lead a lavish life prompted him to take to burglary.
The police said he would only break into houses of the rich to ensure good pickings.
“He would burgle a house and then lie low for the next few months. Once he ran out of money, he would strike again,” said the DCP.
Another burglar, Adapa Venkanna, was arrested a few months ago. This native of Visakhapatnam shuttled constantly between Hyderabad and his home town. Here he owns a luxury car and at night he would break into houses to steal.
Another such criminal, Rayapati Venkanna, from Guntur, was taken into custody recently by the Cyberabad police. He was also a burglar.
The Cyberabad officials are on the lookout for a certain Maruti Nayeem. He also owns a car and also commits offences at night, like others.
According to the police, these rich offenders commit thefts of reasonably big amounts. They lie low after committing a crime and resurface after a few months.