NHRC Seeks Report On Custodial Death Of SC Youth

Rama Rao alleged that Rajesh was kept in illegal detention by Kodad police personnel and tortured, leading to his death. He said no FIR was filed despite a complaint lodged by Rajesh’s mother.

The NHRC asked the Suryapet superintendent of police and district magistrate to submit a detailed report within three weeks, including the post‑mortem video, medical records and the magisterial inquiry report.

Rajesh was allegedly detained in the first week of November in connection with a scam in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. His family claimed he was subjected to third‑degree methods to force a confession. He was remanded to judicial custody on November 10 and died on November 16.

Following intervention by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, a second post‑mortem was conducted in February.

In December, police suspended Kodad Rural circle inspector Pratap Lingam and attached Chilkur sub‑inspector Suresh Reddy to the SP’s office for alleged negligence in ensuring timely medical care. Police maintained Rajesh died of respiratory issues.

EAGLE seizes 525 kg of ganja concealed in container; three held

The Telangana Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) on Tuesday seized 525 kg of ganja being transported allegedly from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh and arrested three persons, including a minor, at Sarapaka in Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

Acting on a tip-off, EAGLE personnel intercepted a container at Sarapaka and recovered the contraband, estimated to be worth `2.62 crore.

According to the police, the ganja was concealed in a specially fabricated chamber inside the container to evade detection during vehicle checks.

The three accused were apprehended at the scene. Police said efforts are underway to trace and arrest four more persons allegedly linked to the smuggling network.

The police are yet to issue a detailed statement on the case.

Software professional found dead in hotel

Paruchuri Mahesh, a 40‑year‑old software professional, was found dead allegedly by suicide in a hotel room under IT Pocharam police station limits late Monday. His wife, Kakkerla Nirosha, told police he had been unwell and under work‑related stress.

Mahesh, a native of Andhra Pradesh, had been married for 12 years and was living with his wife and two sons at ASBL Springs, Pocharam. He had moved to Hyderabad three years ago following employment.

Nirosha stated that despite ill health, Mahesh attended a company sports event with colleague Naveen but did not return home. When calls went unanswered, the family tracked his phone to hotel at Chowdariguda. The staff upon searching for him found him dead in Room No. 206.

Police registered a case based on the complaint and said preliminary findings point to ill health and stress. All angles are being examined.

Family chased by bikers on Warangal Highway

A family’s return journey from a wedding turned into a 30‑minute ordeal after two drunken bikers chased and harassed them on the Warangal Highway near Ghatkesar. The chase ended only after the family entered the Outer Ring Road.

The incident, which occurred a week ago, came to light after dashcam footage went viral on Instagram. The video showed two youngsters on a motorcycle aggressively pursuing the car, hurling abuses, making obscene gestures and punching the vehicle.

The video was shared by influencer Bhargavi, a relative, who said the family alerted police through Dial 100 during the incident. However, no case was registered until Monday.

A complaint was filed at IS Sadan police station and later transferred to Ghatkesar police through a Zero FIR said Inspector G. Nagaraju. Meanwhile, Gatkesar police officials said that the case is under investigation and efforts are on to identify and apprehend the accused.

Burglars Break Into Merchant’s House in Kismatpur, Escape with Gold and Cash
Unidentified burglars broke into the house a merchant, J. Subbirami Reddy, in Kismatpur and fled with gold and cash and other belongings in the early hours of Tuesday, Rajendranagar police said. The victim and his family had locked the house and gone to attend construction work for his new house at his native place in Anantapur district.
They returned early on Tuesday and found the door lock broken and bedroom and iron cupboards ransacked, police said. On a complaint, the police teams along with a Clues Team and fingerprint experts inspected the scene. According to Subbarami Reddy the burglars fled with three tula gold, `20,000 cash, some silver and mobile phones. Police formed two teams to investigate the theft.

Special Police Teams Restore Nearly 4,800 Defunct CCTV Cameras to Boost Security in Twin Cities
City police commissioner V C Sajjanar set up special teams in November and restored 4,796 cameras within six months to resolve the present 50 percent of community CCTV cameras installed on different locations in twin cities. lack of maintenance has made investigating challenging.

These cameras have been accessed to TGICCC zonal DCP’s and concern police stations. The teams monitoring from command control will update the field level officers that will help in detection of offences, ensuring safety and security of citizens reducing crime rate,a police officer said on Tuesday.

Woman Killed, Son Injured in Hit-and-Run at Bahadurpally; Speeding Car Rams Multiple Vehicles

A woman died and her son suffered critical injuries when a car hit their two-wheeler and drove away at Bahadurpally in Medchal district. In its attempt to escape, the car driver hit two other cars and another two-wheeler.

The victim were proceeding from Bolaram towards her son’s college in Bahadurpally to when the car (TS08 UH 7291) hit their vehicle. Police identified the victim as Gummadi Udaya Lata and the survivor as G. Vedanth Reddy.

They were shifted to a private hospital at Bahadurpally where doctors said Latha was dead. Vedanth Reddy was undergoing treatment, Medchal police said. Police booked a case and began a hunt for the hit-and-run vehicle.