Skip to content

Burglars steal 1.5 kg gold from vizianagaram township flats

Thieves targeted two homes in GMR Township, Vizianagaram district, making off with about 1.5 kg of gold ornaments worth nearly ₹2 crore while owners were away.

Burglars steal 1.5 kg gold from vizianagaram township flats
source; files

Vizianagaram, February 03, 2026: Masked burglars struck two flats in Laya Block at GMR Township under Santakaviti mandal on Sunday night. The victims a paediatrician from GMR Care Hospital in Rajam and a professor at GMR Institutions, were out of station. They discovered the break-ins Monday morning after returning.

Police say three suspects climbed the rear compound wall, forced open cupboards and safes, and escaped with 1.275 kg gold and 1 kg silver from one flat, plus 291 grams gold from the other.

Total haul: roughly 1.56 kg gold and silver items valued at around ₹2 crore. CCTV from the township parking area captured the masked trio entering from the back.

Newsroom

Newsroom

Newsroom at The Sunrise State

All articles

More in Andhra Pradesh

See all

More from Newsroom

See all