A 50-year-old passenger died after a private travels bus rammed into a lorry on the national highway near Allagadda on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Subrahmanyam who died on the spot and the remaining passengers escaped with minor injuries. The deceased’s body was shifted to the government hospital in Allagadda for postmortem.
According to police, the Jai Bharat Travels bus, carrying around 30 passengers, was travelling from Arunachalam to Hyderabad when the accident occurred. The mishap reportedly took place when the bus driver attempted to overtake a coal-laden lorry and collided with it.
Allagadda police registered a case and launched a probe.
Newly-wed woman ends life due to harassment by in-laws
A 25-year-old newly-wed woman, Satyamsetti Venkata Lakshmi of Goneda village in Kirlampudi mandal of Kakinada district, died by suicide at her parents’ house on Saturday. According to Kirlampudi police, Venkata Lakshmi married Gadi Koteswara Rao of Marlava village in Peddapuram mandal on April 25. The parents of Venkata Lakshmi alleged that after performing marriage, her husband and in-laws mentally harassed her. Unable to bear the harassment, she took the extreme step, they alleged. Kirlampudi sub-inspector G. Satish registered a case and the investigation was underway.
YSRC to protest statewide over fuel price hike today
Opposition YSR Congress has called for statewide protests on Monday against the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices in Andhra Pradesh.
Announcing the protests, the YSRC alleged that the coalition government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has imposed an additional burden on the public despite pre-election promises of decreasing fuel prices.
Addressing a teleconference with party leaders on Sunday, YSRC state coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said Andhra Pradesh has the highest fuel prices in the country. He pointed out that the hike has severely impacted farmers, transport operators, small traders, and middle-class families already suffering owing to rising living costs.
Sajjala underlined that the increase in fuel prices would trigger a rise in prices of essential commodities and deepen economic distress across the society.
He said following the directives of YSRC president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the party will organise demonstrations at all constituency headquarters. Party delegations will submit memorandums to district authorities protesting against the fuel price increase.
The YSRC state coordinator also reviewed the proposal of Election Commission to revise electoral rolls. He directed party cadres to strengthen booth-level operations and social media outreach.
Youth drowns in Godavari while taking holy dip
A 25-year-old youth drowned in the Godavari river while taking a holy dip in the bathing ghat at the Gandiposamma temple in Devipatnam mandal of Polavaram district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Gopala Satish of Gandepalli mandal in Kakinada district.
According to Devipatnam police, Satish had visited the temple along with friends. Before taking darshan, he and a friend entered the bathing ghat to take a holy dip when he reportedly slipped into a deep spot and drowned.
Friends and locals attempted to rescue him but in vain.
Devipatnam sub-inspector Shariff and police personnel rushed to the spot, recovered the body and shifted it to the area hospital in Rampachodavaram for postmortem. Devipatnam Police registered a case and launched an investigation.
16 tonnes of PDS rice seized in Sathya Sai dist
Hindupur Rural police seized 16 tonnes of illegally transported Public Distribution System (PDS) rice and arrested one person near Manesamudram village in Hindupur mandal on Sunday.
Hindupur Rural off-grade circle inspector C. Anjaneyulu said the raid was conducted following credible information that government-supplied PDS rice was being transported illegally to Tumakuru in Karnataka.
During vehicle inspections around 10 a.m., police intercepted an Eicher vehicle and, in the presence of civil supplies deputy tahsildar Harathi and village revenue officers, inspected the consignment.
Officials seized 294 bags of 50 kg rice and 52 bags of 25 kg rice, totaling 16,000 kg (16 tonnes) of PDS rice.
Police registered a case against Mahesh and Kuruba Ramakrishnappa. Driver Mahesh was arrested, while Ramakrishnappa remains absconding.
Highway mishap: Another worker succumbs
The death toll in the tipper lorry accident on the Kovvuru National Highway bridge in Kakinada Rural mandal rose to five with the death of Mattaparthi Aruna Kumari on Sunday.
Aruna Kumari, who sustained serious injuries in the accident, died while undergoing treatment at the Government General Hospital in Kakinada.
The accident occurred on Saturday morning when women workers were on their way to attend NREGS work. A tipper lorry reportedly ran over the workers on the bridge, killing four women on the spot.
Another injured worker, Palika Nagamani, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kakinada.
Nellore police book history-sheeter under PD Act for murder, robbery
SPSR Nellore district police invoked the Preventive Detention (PD) Act against a notorious history-sheeter involved in multiple criminal cases of serious nature, underscoring its zero-tolerance approach towards violent crime.
District SP Dr. Ajitha Vejendla said the action has been taken against 26-year-old Shaik Rasool of Bujabujanellore under Vedayapalem police station limits to curb his recurring criminal activities and strengthen public confidence in law and order.
Police said Rasool, listed at No. 356 on the Rowdy Sheet at Vedayapalem police station, has a long criminal record, including one murder case, four attempt-to-murder cases, three assault cases, and two robbery cases. He had most recently been arrested on February 24 this year in an attempt-to-murder case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Since then, he has been lodged in Nellore Central Prison under judicial remand.
On Saturday morning, Rasool had been shifted under tight police security from Nellore Central Jail to Kadapa Central Prison.
The SP warned that strict action, including under PD Act, would continue to be invoked against those involved in murders, robbery, violent assaults, and crimes that create fear among the public. She asserted that police would not compromise on ensuring peace and public safety in the district.
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