11 weapons, including 4 AK-47s, stolen from high-security Secunderabad Cantonment

Eleven weapons, including four AK-47s, six pistols and an INSAS rifle, were stolen from the high-security Secunderabad Cantonment in Telangana. The incident is believed to have occurred on Sunday night. The arms were allegedly stolen from a room inside the Madras Regiment premises.

The area is accessed by military personnel and some civilian employees, police sources said. Following a complaint by top Army personnel, the Bollaram police registered a theft case on Monday. Police officials are tight-lipped and have launched an investigation to identify the people who visited the storage unit in the last few days.

Senior officers from the Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate are involved in the investigation, according to officials. The Army, suspecting an inside job, has sealed the area and is interviewing guards and security personnel.

As per the police complaint, someone gained access to the high-security area and broke open the lock and door. Police and Army officials are checking CCTV footage to identify the culprits. “We have started the investigation with the full cooperation of the Army regiment,” a senior police official said.

Sreenivas Janyala is a Deputy Associate Editor at The Indian Express, where he serves as one of the most authoritative voices on the socio-political and economic landscape of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. With a career spanning over two decades in mainstream journalism, he provides deep-dive analysis and frontline reporting on the intricate dynamics of South Indian governance.

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With a career spanning 17 years, she has established herself as an authoritative voice on South Indian affairs, specialising in the complex intersections of politics, education, and social justice. Experience & Career: Nikhila commenced her journalism career in 2007 as an education correspondent for The Times of India in Hyderabad,where she gained recognition for her coverage of student politics.

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