Security Guard Run Over by Lorry in Medchal

Hyderabad: A 32-year-old security guard, Raga Jyothi, was allegedly run over by a lorry on Saturday morning, Medchal police said. Police said Jyothi, a Manthani native, was crossing the road when the lorry hit her. A case was registered against the driver and further investigation is underway.

Excise Task Force Nabs IIT Student, Tech Worker Selling Ganja in Hostels

Hyderabad: An IIT student and a tech industry worker were reportedly arrested by the excise special task force for selling ganja at hostels in SR Nagar. The task force has reportedly identified 22 peddlers, suppliers and consumers.

The accused were identified as K. Pavan and K. Lokesh. A consumer was also arrested during a raid at a hostel on Friday night. Based on the accused’s confession, STF raided Lokesh’s house in Manikonda and seized 1.75 kilograms of ganja.

Body with Injuries Found at Railway Station

Hyderabad: The body of an unidentified man was found with injuries near the VIP gate at Platform 10 of the Secunderabad railway station. Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector B. Saieashwar Goud received information about the body. “We suspect that the victim was a train passenger who was murdered by unidentified assailants in the early hours,” Goud said. The Clues team and the dog squad were called into collect clues. Police began examining CCTV footage to to identify the victim and the assailants.

Bouncer Arrested in Secunderabad for Involvement in ATM Theft

Hyderabad: Inspectors B.S. Saraswath (RPF) and Saieshwar Goud (GRP) of Secunderabad arrested a professional bouncer who was wanted for three ATM card theft cases. He was traced to CCTV footage, Debashmita Chattopadhyay Banerjee, senior divisional security commissioner, Secunderabad, said. The bouncer’s two accomplices are on the run, she said. The railway police have arrested 144 persons for robbing passengers so far this year.

4 Held for Abusing RTC Conductor, Hitting Driver

Hyderabad: The OU police arrested four persons for abusing a woman RTC bus conductor and attacking an on-duty bus driver on Saturday. The arrests were made on a complaint by conductor Thalla Jyothi of the Kushaiguda depot.

She stated that at about 10.50 am, while the Metro Express service was heading from Afzalgunj towards Ghatkesar, the four accused, riding on two two-wheelers began honking the horn and abusing the driver, Dheeravath Ganesh. When the bus slowed down at the Y-Junction near the OU police station, the accused entered the bus and assaulted Ganesh.

Ganesh sustained bleeding injuries and fell unconscious. He was taken to a government hospital.

When Jyothi tried to stop them, the abused her and tried to attack the passengers who tried to intervene. Before leaving the accused threatened the conductor with dire consequences if she complained to the police.

Following investigation, arrested Burani Laxman, Burani Harvinder Singh, Burani Kuljeeth Singh, and Burani, fabrication workers and residents of Khairatabad, OU inspector B. Naresh.

Mentally Ill Son Beats 65-yr-old Woman to Death

Warangal:A 65-year-old woman was beaten to death with by her son in Namiligonda of Station Ghanpur mandal in Jangaon district on Saturday. According to ACP R. Bhima Sharma, the woman was identified as Samudrala Lachhamma and her son was identified as Sathaiah.

Two years back, Sathaiah met with an accident and received a head injury. From then he was suffering from mental illness. He was admitted to the hospital at Fathimanagar in Kazipet and was undergoing treatment.

On Saturday morning, he came back from the hospital. At night, he got into an argument with his mother and hit her, killing her on the spot.

Neighbours called the police, arrested Sathaiah and shifted the body for post-mortem.

Couple Die by Suicide

Kamareddy: A young couple, fearing rejection of their relationship from their families, died by suicide within hours of each other on Friday. The incident came to light on Saturday.

Mogili Sai Kumar, 24, from Konapur in Bibipet mandal, and Rangu Veena, 23, from Ambaripet in Domakonda mandal, were in love since school, police said. Sai Kumar was employed as a physical education teacher at a private school in Toopran, Medak district.

While Sai Kumar's family had accepted the idea of a love marriage, Veena’s family opposed it. Reportedly, Veena's family had stopped her from continuing her degree studies due to the relationship.

Distressed by the situation, Sai Kumar died by suicide in their agricultural fields on Friday afternoon. After hearing of his death, Veena died by suicide at her home in Ambaripet.

Local police, including Bhiknoor CI Sampath Kumar and Domakonda SI Anjaneyulu, visited the scene. The bodies were sent for post-mortem at the Government Hospital in Kamareddy.

Woman Killed as Car Overturns

Hyderabad: A woman died when a car she was travelling in overturned on the ORR late on Friday, when the driver was overspeeding. The driver and another occupant of the car were injured, Abdullapurmet police said.

Police identified the victim as Sowpati Srivalli, and the survivors as M. Shiva, who was at the wheel, and S. Anil 25. They were returning to ECIL in the city from Nalgonda. Police said the driver lost control of the car which fell on the other side of the ORR and rolled over for five to six times.

The doors of the vehicle flung open, and all three were thrown outside. Swapna suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot.

The highway police team was the first to reach the spot and moved the survivors to a hospital. Swapna was a receptionist in a diagnostic centre in Neredmet. A Tenali native, she separated from her husband after three years of marriage and was staying with her sister.

Man Arrested for Selling Ganja Chocolates

Hyderabad: Adibatla police arrested a Bihar native for selling ganja-laced chocolates among his co-workers. The police seized 3.8 kg of ganja chocolates and the accused, Santosh Kumar, was remanded to judicial custody.

Rachakonda police commissioner G. Sudheer Babu said that Kumar noticed ganja addiction among his colleagues and wanted to profit from it. He also noticed small-time vendors selling ganja-laced chocolates at high prices. Kumar went to Bihar, and returned with 19 packets of ganja chocolates weighing 3.8 kg. He was selling them to his colleagues at Rs.30 a chocolage.”

Five-Year-Old Girl Dies of Snakebite

Nalgonda: A five-year-old girl died of a snakebite in the washroom of her house at Pogilla of Chandampet mandal in the district on Saturday. The victim Karramkodu Pavithra was the daughter of Kishan Naik and Ganga. The families shifted her to an area hospital at Devarakonda where doctors declared her brought dead.