He went to jail several times and was last release on January 7 this year.

Thota Shiva Bhavani (26) took to crime after discontinuing his studies in class five and had served jail sentence earlier.

He claims to have draws inspiration from Telugu movie ‘Super’.

Similarly, Chekatala Satish (22) was a habitual juvenile offender and was involved in 35 cases, which included a murder for gain in West Godavari. He was on the ‘most wanted’ list of the police, as he had escaped from the escort vehicle in Kovvuru on January 13 this year.

The three were old associates, as they had become friends in jail.

Keerthi Priya, one of the sisters of Vamala Vinay Kumar, who was arrested in the serial burglary case, was the one who had introduced the three main offenders to her family members. Shiva Bhavani befriended Keerthi Priya through an old acquaintance when she was working in Tadepalligudem.

Commissioner of Police Amit Garg said that Vinay, his two sisters Keerthi Priya and Santhi Priya, a B.Tech graduate, and his mother Puspa Latha gave shelter, logistic support, and helped in disposing the stolen property.

Together, they formed a potent team and committed grave crimes, Mr. Amit Garg said.

“The gang is highly professional and its members are experts in breaking locks,” he added.