Weapons, Assault Rifles Including AK-47 Stolen From Secunderabad Army Facility
Police are investigating a break-in that left 12 firearms and more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition missing, and schools in the cantonment were told to go online.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, Army personnel discovered 12 firearms and ammunition missing from the Kote and Battalion Magazine at the 20 Madras Regiment in Bollarum during a routine storage check.
- The missing arsenal includes four AK-203 assault rifles, an INSAS rifle, six 9 mm pistols, and a civilian 6.35-bore pistol, plus 21 magazines and more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition valued at about ₹15 lakh.
- Heightened security measures now grip the cantonment area, with schools moving classes online as the Bollarum police registered a case under Sections 331 and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Mumbai Crime Branch officers arrested siblings on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in connection with the theft as authorities prioritize recovering the weapons to prevent unauthorized possession or misuse per the FIR.
- Police are examining security arrangements, personnel movements, and CCTV footage as part of the investigation, while the Army has initiated a detailed internal inquiry into the breach circumstances.
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