A physiotherapist named M Bala Dheeraj was arrested by OU police for stealing 14.5 tulas of gold and Rs 10,000 from a Tarnaka house while the family was at the airport. He confessed during interrogation, and the stolen items were recovered

Hyderabad: The Osmania University police arrested a physiotherapist turned house burglar and recovered 14.5 tulas of stolen gold ornaments from his possession on Tuesday.

The suspect, M Bala Dheeraj (30), a physiotherapist from Nacharam , had earlier been involved in a theft attempt in 2013. On September 27, while a family from Tarnaka was away at the airport, he broke into their house and stole gold jewellery and Rs 10,000 cash.

Following a complaint, the OU police booked a case and, with the help of scientific clues, identified and arrested Dhe

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