A dismissed havildar is accused of stealing 12 military firearms and ammunition from an army armoury in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana. Police say he breaches the facility using a motorcycle/scooter and transports the weapons to an area nearby.
Reporting across outlets describes a recovery operation in which police find the stolen weapons and ammunition after the accused returns. Times of India notes that the investigation follows a sequence of events involving family members: authorities say his wife confronts him, and he subsequently cooperates, with information provided by his wife and father-in-law. In one account, the weapons are found concealed under hay stacks; in another, they are recovered from an open area in the district. Police record a confession and continue to investigate the case, including the accused’s motives and any possible links or accomplices.
Officials are still determining whether the theft is connected to personal grievance over his termination, as suggested in one report, or other factors.
