Hyderabad, April 24 -- Jubilee Hills police arrested a repeat offender, Kollipakala Manikanta, alias Mani or Nani, and his accomplice Lingala Anil Kumar, for house trespass and theft under suspicion, and confiscated gold ornaments weighing about 40 grams and money in Hyderabad.

They were arrested in relation to several cases of theft in the Jubilee Hills and Miyapur.

Kollipakala Manikanta, 21, a catering worker from Somajiguda, Hyderabad, who was brought from East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, was recognized as the main accused.

He admitted to having committed thefts in four cases including those in Miyapur Jubilee Hills.

Manikanta is a habitual offender with a record of participation in seven earlier cases, such as house trespass and the...