Hyderabad's New Crime Wave: Minors Lured with 'Daily Wage' for Thefts

• Interstate gangs in Hyderabad are recruiting minors and poor laborers for thefts, offering a 'daily wage' of Rs. 1000, biryani, and luxuries.
• Old City offenders are training minors to snatch cell phones in crowded areas like RTC buses, Metro trains, and bus stands.
• Recently, Mehdipatnam police apprehended a gang where three out of four members were minors involved in cell phone thefts.
• Minors are also being exploited in drug trafficking, transporting ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad for Rs. 3000-4000 daily.
• Police advise parents to monitor behavioral changes and sudden access to money or luxuries in their children, warning of a dangerous new criminal trend.