Cyberabad police today said it has arrested an HIV positive man in connection with a theft case in Malkajgiri near here.
Police have also recovered from his possession five tolas (approximately 50 grammes) of gold, said M Ravichandan Reddy, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Malkajgiri).
"The medical examination has confirmed that he (the accused) is an HIV Positive," Reddy said.
Meanwhile, at the police press conference, where the accused was produced, he claimed that he had had unsafe sexual relations with hundreds of women.
However, the police officers declined to comment on this aspect saying they have not verified this claim.
"We have not received any complaint from any woman on the issue of sexual relationship," the police official told PTI.
The accused has been remanded to judicial custody.
