The prime accused in the murder and loot of retired IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray’s wife, Tanuja Ranjan, has fled the country and entered Nepal.
Kalpana alias Dharma, a member of the Sahu Gang, murdered Tanuja at her house in Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, in the early hours of May 8 and removed her gold ornaments. She then booked an auto to Nampally railway station, where her two associates had already purchased general tickets. All boarded the Telangana Express to evade police, got off at Cherlapally, hired a car and went to the city outskirts.
On May 1, the victim’s husband Ranjan Ray, a retired IPS officer of the AP cadre, had gone to Bengaluru for treatment. That night, Tanuja, who was unwell, called Kalpana from her servant quarters to assist her.
Kalpana, along with Suresh and Ganesh, strangled the victim in the early hours of May 8 and fled with gold and cash in an auto to Nampally railway station. There, two associates, Dilip and another unidentified person, joined them. Police said the gang avoided using mobile phones in their escape plan.
Except for CCTV footage collected at railway stations, 12 police teams faced a major challenge in tracking the Sahu Gang, relying heavily on human intelligence. The gold receiver Sunil Periyal and Dilip have been arrested, while Kalpana, Ganesh, Suresh and other gang members managed to cross into Nepal, police disclosed.
80-yr-old man living alone found dead after 10 days, police say dogs entered house to eat his body
The body of an elderly man was found in a decomposed condition at his residence in Gandhi Nagar, Devarakonda, in Nalgonda district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Rajagopal Reddy, 80, was living alone and was unmarried. His relatives were not residing in the town. Residents alerted the police after a foul smell emanated from the house. Police entered the premises and found the body in an advanced stage of decomposition inside a room.
According to Devarakonda circle inspector Venkat Reddy, the death is suspected to have occurred about 10 days ago and remained unnoticed.
Police said dogs had entered the house and ate most of the body. A case has been registered and an investigation is under way to ascertain the cause of death.
Driver dies by suicide inside lorry cabin
A 52-year-old lorry driver allegedly died by suicide in his lorry at Errupalem in Khammam district on Sunday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Karanam Bharath Kumar, a native of Jaggayyapeta in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh.
According to police, Bharath Kumar had parked his lorry behind the Ganapathi weighbridge at Errupalem and was waiting to transport a load of eucalyptus. A JCB driver found him dead inside the lorry cabin and alerted the police.
Police said the reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Based on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s son, Shamukha, Errupalem police registered a case and are investigating.
284 motorists caught drunk
Cyberabad Traffic Police, in a special enforcement drive over the weekend, caught 284 motorists for drunk driving. Most offenders were two‑wheeler riders — 247 cases — while three involved three‑wheelers and 34 involved four‑wheelers. No heavy vehicle drivers were booked.
Police said 223 offenders recorded Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels between 36 mg and 200 mg per 100 ml of blood. Another 33 had BAC levels between 201 mg and 300 mg, while 28 registered alarmingly high levels ranging from 301 mg to 550 mg.
All those caught will be produced before court. Between June 1 and 6, courts disposed of 164 drunk driving cases: Two offenders received fines and jail terms, 16 were ordered to perform social service in addition to fines, while 146 were fined.
Zaheerabad police nab robbery gang
Zaheerabad district police arrested two offenders involved in a series of robbery and theft cases across Telangana and Karnataka.
Zaheerabad DSP Saida Nayak said special teams comprising SHO Hadnur Hanmanth and SI Sujith arrested G. Ashok, a daily wage earner from Naubad Postchondi Thanda in Bidar district, Karnataka. During interrogation, Ashok admitted he had taken to thefts due to lack of money and, along with associates, targeted lone women.
Ashok had committed thefts in Chiduguppa, Bemalkhed and Chincholi police station limits in Karnataka after his release on bail on May 18. He then planned robberies in Nyalkal mandal, a border area. On June 1, Ashok, Chauhan and his brother Suresh, snatched jewellery from a woman working on a farm near Ramtirth. They later committed similar offences in Hoselli, Metalkunta and Basantpur villages in Zaheerabad district.
Police intercepted their bike at Ganwar crossroads in Hadnur while they were heading to a jewellery shop in Zaheerabad. The accused confessed to the crimes and were produced before the magistrate for judicial remand. The case is under investigation, Nayak said.
BTech student missing from city
A BTech final year student from Ayalapur, Korutla mandal, Jagtial district has gone missing from Hyderabad.
Ankam Rahul, studying in a private college in Kachiguda, has been missing since May 27, his father Korutla Rajesh said. Rajesh filed a complaint with Kachiguda police, stating Rahul had told him he would attend his internship at MVSR College but did not return.
Rahul’s mother Korutla Vanita also informed police that her son went missing from college on May 27. Based on the complaint, Kachiguda police registered a missing case and are verifying details with his hostel mates and college friends.
During investigation, police found Rahul was last sighted on CCTV at Kachiguda railway station platform. Law and order police and railway police are jointly investigating the case.
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