Law Student Turned Laptop Thief: Interstate Criminal Arrested in Mangalagiri

• Pathamik Selvan, a law student from Tamil Nadu, was arrested by Mangalagiri police for stealing laptops from universities across 11 states.
• He targeted prominent universities, pretending to seek admission, conducted reconnaissance, and stole laptops from careless students in hostels.
• The accused committed thefts in Amrita Vidyapeetham in Kuragallu and Neerukonda, and SRM University in the Andhra Pradesh capital region.
• Police used CCTV footage and technology to trace and apprehend Selvan near Don Bosco in Errabalem, Mangalagiri mandal.
• Authorities recovered 15 laptops worth Rs. 12 lakhs; Selvan confessed to stealing approximately 61 laptops in 11 states.