Court Grants Seven-Day Police Custody of Former NCO Upputholla Mallesh

The high-profile investigation into the audacious theft of weapons and ammunition from a military facility in Telangana has intensified after a local Secunderabad court granted a seven-day police custody of former Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Upputholla Mallesh. The accused, a 37-year-old ex-soldier, was formally arrested on September 11 and initially remanded to 14-day judicial custody at Chanchalguda Central Jail. The legal proceedings stem from a serious security breach committed during the night of August 30 and 31, when military-grade arms were stolen directly from the Bolarum armoury belonging to the 20th Battalion of the Madras Regiment.Comprehensive Interrogation and Coordination With National Security AgenciesFollowing the granting of police custody, investigators are set to conduct rigorous questioning to uncover the full scope of the conspiracy and locate the stolen military hardware. Telangana Director General of Police CV Anand addressed the media during a press conference, revealing that preliminary findings suggested Mallesh may have acted alone during the late-night break-in. However, law enforcement authorities remain vigilant, keeping their investigation open to any potential accomplices or external networks. Given the grave national security implications of an armoury breach involving military assets, state police have confirmed that all critical intelligence and interrogation details uncovered during the custody period will be transparently shared with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and senior Indian Army officials for a coordinated national probe.