11 weapons, including AK-47, pistols stolen from high-security Secunderabad Cantonment | Hyderabad News

Eleven weapons, including AK-47s and pistols, were stolen from a high-security military area. (Representative image)

HYDERABAD: In Secunderabad Cantonment area, unknown persons had stolen weapons from the high security military area in Sunday night.On the complaint given by personnel from Army, a theft case was registered by Bollaram police. It is learnt that 11 weapons which includes AK-47, pistols were stolen by unknown persons.After realising that some of the sophisticated were missing, Army officials had sealed the area from all sides and started the probe.“Initial investigation point out the role of some insider. Questioning of various persons associated with this wing is being done,” sources said.The wing is generally accessed by both Army and few outsourcing persons from civilian units. Generally this highway security area is guarded by armed personnel in shifts. It is learnt that the offence had taken place when there were only few guards. How did the accused managed to shift the weapons from the high security area out of the Cantonment is yet to be known.Army personnel and Malkajgiri police are probing the case.