Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- Five individuals from a bike theft gang were apprehended by Jagadgirigutta police on Saturday, August 30, and 22 bikes were seized.

The accused have been identified as Gollapally Sridhar Lingaiah, 26, Midde Veera Kousik Goud, 21, Katta Manikanta, 20, Guthula Srinivas, 28 and Shaik Nagur Vali, 25.

All are natives of Andhra Pradesh except Sridhar, who hails from Telangana's Jagtial district.

The five were apprehended based on a complaint by Gafoor Raja, who stated that on August 24, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, his bike was stolen from a wine shop in Jagadgirigutta.

Based on his complaint, police undertook an investigation and started conducting vehicle checks. Subsequently, they came across the same KTM bike as th...