Burglar involved in over 60 cases turns out to be Robinhood-figure for a village in U.P.
Double life of Vikas Singh Takoor unravels after the latest break-in at a house in Telangana’s Vikarabad
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The accused told police during interrogation that he had committed 27 burglaries since coming out of jail in 2024 and the stolen gold ornaments, silver, and cash, were used to run an NGO that helped schoolchildren. Illustration: Soumyadip Sinha
A man accused of carrying out dozens of house burglaries across Telangana allegedly used the proceeds of the crime to fund charity in his native village, sponsor holidays for friends and maintain a lavish lifestyle, according to Vikarabad police, who arrested him in connection with a recent burglary case.
A burglary investigation in Manikanta Nagar Colony in Vikarabad led to the arrest of Vikas Singh Takoor alias Teja Singh, a native of Uttar Pradesh. On May 1, gold ornaments weighing 1.5 tolas and ₹2.1 lakh in cash were stolen from a locked house in Vikarabad.
Vikarabad Superintendent of Police Sneha Mehra said that Vikas Singh lived in Sangareddy district and posed as a daily wage labourer while scouting for locked houses at night. A special team tracked him through technical evidence, surveillance inputs and CCTV footage before apprehending him near the Vikarabad railway station.
A weapon and some jewellery seized from the accused. | Photo Credit: Handout
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to 27 burglaries committed after his release from prison on June 26, 2024, across Vikarabad, Medak, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Commissionerate limits. Police said he admitted to stealing 157 tolas of gold, 256 tolas of silver and ₹8.22 lakh in cash.
Investigators said Vikas Singh began committing burglaries at the age of 16 and had already been arrested in 34 cases earlier. With the latest confessions, the number of cases linked to him has risen to 61.
“The accused spent part of the proceeds on air travel, luxury hotel stays and leisure trips. He also allegedly created a charitable image in his native village through an NGO called ‘Helping Hands’, distributing school bags and notebooks to students and sponsoring trips for frien
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