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Adilabad Police crack ₹32-lakh ventilator theft case, arrest two

The Hindu Nov 07, 2026 at 08:09 PM IST India

AI summary

Adilabad police recovered four stolen ventilators worth ₹32 lakh from RIMS and arrested two suspects linked to an inter‑state medical equipment theft ring. The operation also retrieved additional devices from hospitals in Telangana and Maharashtra and seized ₹1 lakh in cash.

Key takeaways

  • The prime accused, Sajjan Basanth Mote, and dealer M. Konda Reddy were detained by Adilabad police.
  • All four ventilators stolen from RIMS were recovered along with other equipment from hospitals in Telangana and Maharashtra.
  • Police seized ₹1 lakh in cash during the raid.
  • A third suspect, Abhijit from Chandrapur, remains at large.
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