Hyderabad, June 24 -- Eighteen members of a gang were arrested on Tuesday, 24 June, in connection with a case of dacoity in Hyderabad. Authorities seized 59 grams of gold and cash amounting to Rs 43 lakh from their possession.

The accused, all natives of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, posed as officials from the Special Operations Team (SOT), Cyberabad. The case came to light after the complainant, Hariram, approached the police. He stated that an acquaintance named Radheshyam had offered to sell him 1 kg of gold at a five percent discount on the prevailing market rate.

Radheshyam insisted that the payment be made in liquid cash. Initially, Hariram was introduced to a group of five unknown individuals. Later, Radheshyam and one Rambabu v...