Hyderabad Police Arrest Serial Bike Theft Suspect; Five Motorcycles Recovered
HYDERABAD: Afzalgunj police arrested a 29-year-old man on December 1, 2025, for allegedly stealing five motorcycles from Afzalgunj and Mahbubnagar areas. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by Manga Manideep, 18, who reported the theft of a Hero Passion Plus (TS 07 GQ 5462) from the Osmania General Hospital parking area.
Manideep told police that he had parked the motorcycle at the Dhobighat parking zone at Osmania General Hospital on November 12 at 13.45 IST while visiting his grandfather admitted in the orthopaedic ward. When he returned to the spot on November 18 at 23.00 IST, the vehicle was missing. The bike is registered in the name of his paternal aunt, N Santosh Kumari of Nadergul.
Accused picked up during search operation
Acting on the complaint, the Afzalgunj police crime team, led by station house officer N Ravi, detective inspector B Ravi Kiran and DSI V Narender Reddy, conducted checks in the area. Police said they apprehended Kurva Naresh alias Potti Naresh, a shepherd from Venkataipally village in Devarkadra mandal, Mahbubnagar district, at 10.15 IST on December 1.
During interrogation, Naresh allegedly confessed to committing five motorcycle thefts. Police said he used duplicate keys to break handle locks and targeted crowded parking areas before selling the stolen vehicles to “needy buyers”.
Five stolen motorcycles recovered
Police recovered the following bikes from his possession:
Hero Passion Plus (TS 07 GQ 5462) – linked to Crime No. 461/2025 (Section 305(b), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) of Afzalgunj police station
Hero Honda Passion Plus (AP 29 BH 4930) – Crime No. 473/2025, Afzalgunj police station
Hero Passion Pro (TS 06 ED 7369) – Crime No. 399/2025, II Town police station, Mahbubnagar
Hero Honda Splendor Plus (AP 29 AV 9081) – Crime No. 476/2025, Afzalgunj police station
Hero Splendor (TS 08 GF 8208) – Crime No. 478/2025, Afzalgunj police station
Police list earlier offences
Police said Naresh had previous cases, including Crime No. 125/2015 (Sections 41(i), 109 CrPC) of Mahbubnagar police station; Crime No. 254/2017 (Section 379 read with 34 IPC) of Chilkalguda police station; and Crime No. 307/2025 (Section 305(b), BNS) of Afzalgunj police station.
Officials said the accused moved around parking zones identifying motorcycles without supervision. “If not apprehended, he would have continued committing offences and possibly fled to his native place,” police said.
Senior officers appreciated the efforts of the crime team comprising HC Md Yaseen Shareef, HC Srikanth Bidla, and constables J Jitender, Md Suleman, G Srikanth and Vishal Kumar. The operation was supervised by East Zone DCP B Balaswamy, Additional DCP J Narsaiah and ACP M Mattaiah.
