Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- Police in Amberpet arrested three persons accused of multiple automobile theft cases, with a total of 19 TVS XL Moped bikes seized, following a report of a stolen vehicle on October 7.

Sakathavarthi Sharvan, 28, a vegetable vendor fromChatrinaka, Kalia Raju, 38, andSakath Mukender, 40, both labourers from Bibi Nagar and Medchal, were booked under303(2) (Punishment for theft) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

A complaint was lodged in Prem Nagar by a cook reporting theft of his TVS XL. The police promptly searched through CCTV cameras to identify the accused.

Investigations revealed that the main accused, Sharvan, was a repeat offender, previously arrested for theft by the Afzalgunj and Balanagar police. While ...