In a pre‑planned killing, a woman and her son who murdered her paramour, wrapped his body and were preparing to dump it in an isolated spot in Jeedimetla, were arrested by police in the early hours of Monday.
The accused, Garnapally Aruna and her son Garnapally Sai Ratnam attacked M Shiva Reddy at about 1.40 am at their house in Ambedkarnagar, Chintal. Police said Reddy, who arrived drunk, was confronted by Aruna and Sai Ratnam, who had procured a butcher’s knife. Following an argument, Sai attacked Reddy while Aruna held the victim down.
Reddy died on the spot. The duo then wrapped the body in a bedsheet and plastic sheet while Aruna cleaned bloodstains from the walls and floor.
Sai summoned a friend, who panicked on seeing the body and alerted police. “We rushed to the scene along with CLUES teams, arrested Aruna and Sai Ratnam red‑handed, and recovered the weapon, blood‑stained clothes and the polythene cover as they were about to dispose of the body,” G Mallesh, SHO Jeedimetla, said.
Reddy, a mason, had lived in Ambedkarnagar for a decade after moving from Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh. He had developed a relationship with Aruna after her husband left her. Police said Aruna and Sai confessed they were enraged by Reddy’s daily drunken assaults and had decided days earlier to kill him.
The accused resisted arrest, claiming the polythene bag contained household articles. Officers opened it to find Reddy’s body. Both were remanded to judicial custody.
Reddy’s body was sent to Gandhi Hospital for post‑mortem. His family in Andhra Pradesh has been informed and is travelling to claim the remains. Panic spread in Chintal as news of the murder broke among locals.
77 firefighters battle Musheerabad blaze
A massive fire broke out late Sunday night at a godown storing multiple used materials in Bholakpur, Musheerabad, triggering a seven‑hour operation by 77 firefighters and nine fire tenders.
District fire officer Thagaram Venkanna said the call was received around 11 pm. “I alerted the fire command control and rushed from Chikkadpally. Despite narrow lanes, tenders managed to reach and extinguish the fire by 6 am. Otherwise the scene would have been critical,” he told Deccan Chronicle.
Teams surrounded the building from all four sides, climbed adjacent terraces and used smoke exhausters and water jets to contain the blaze. “The fire was so huge due to multiple inflammable materials that it could not be categorised. Foam and CO₂ failed, so we made a spot decision to use water. Without that, it would have taken six to seven days,” Venkanna said.
Regional fire officer B Sudhakar praised the operation: “Our firefighters, led by Venkanna, risked their lives, evacuated families and extinguished the fire within seven hours. Any delay would have taken a minimum of seven days.”
Two MPTs, one WT, a snorkel and three water bowsers were deployed from Secunderabad, Gowliguda, Musheerabad, Moulali and Gandhi OP. Locals obstructed officials by holding fire guns, but teams cleared the situation. Police registered a case of fire accident and negligence; no injuries were reported.
Residents alleged scrap dealers in the locality store combustible materials illegally, blocking half the roads. “None of the godowns have permission. Some dealers dismantle and sell stolen property. Even if we question them, they threaten us,” said M Parvati, who lives adjacent to the godown.
Five injured in twin oxygen tanker blasts
Five persons were injured and ten vehicles damaged in twin explosions at Life Care Medical & Industrial Air Products in Babakanta, Jalpally village, on Monday.
Police said the blasts occurred around 12.30 pm when staff and owners were refilling oxygen cylinders. “A leakage in the valve of one tanker triggered the first explosion, which set off another, resulting in a chain blast,” Pahadishareef station house officer B. Lakshmi Narayana Reddy.
The injured include owners Mohd Abdul Kareem, Mohd Abdul Ghouse and Shaik Mohammed Raziuddin Ahmed, along with employees Ganesh and Jairam, and welder Sajid from an adjacent shop. All sustained minor injuries and are reported stable.
A CLUES team officer said the impact damaged the rooftop of the unit. “The gaseous explosion circulated in a V‑shape as the walls were concrete. The impact was only on the roof; otherwise the situation would have been worse.”
Ten vehicles, including a mini-lorry and four‑wheelers parked nearby, were damaged. The shed of Vishwakarma Furniture and window panes of an adjacent building were also affected.
Police said cases have been booked against the owners and documents of the unit are being verified. “We rushed to the scene with CLUES teams, shifted the injured to hospital, and investigation is underway,” the inspector said.
Fire at Serilingampally CMC office, no casualties
A fire broke out in the Serilingampally zonal office of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Monday, gutting furniture in the zonal commissioner’s chamber. No injuries or casualties were reported. Officials said the blaze was triggered by a spark from the electrical substation located behind the office. The spark first came into contact with dry plants before spreading to the chamber. Firefighters brought the situation under control quickly. The Telangana fire disaster response emergency and civil defence department will conduct an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
Police Hunt Creators of AI-Generated Fake Posing at Kalapather Station
Kalapather police said they would file a case and take action on an AI-generated image that purported to show a man wearing a police uniform posing in front of a patrol vehicle in the station premises. Kalapather station house officer Saleem Basha said it was a fake image and the police was working to trace the person who had uploaded it.
Hyderabad: Woman Dies by Suicide Following Dispute Over High-End Phone Purchase
A 42-year-old woman died allegedly by suicide after a quarrel with her husband, Kacheguda station house officer Rajasekhar said. Citing from a complaint, he said the quarrel was over the refusal of the husband, Mallikarjun, to purchase a high-end phone for his wife Priya. After Priya allegedly attempted to die by suicide on Sunday night, she was rushed to a hospital where she died while undergoing treatment. The couple has two daughters.
L.B. Nagar POCSO Court Sentences Man to 5 Years RI for Assaulting Toddler
A Fast Track Special Court for Pocso Act cases at LB Nagar convicted 22-year-old man Guldhan Sahani and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the sexual assault of a minor girl under the Hayathnagar police limits. The court also imposed a fine of `5,000 on Sahani and ordered `1.5 lakh to be paid as compensation to the victim.
According to police, Sahani, on January 19, 2022, lured a two-year-old girl at a construction site and assaulted her. Following a complaint by the victim’s mother, a case was registered and taken up for investigation.
Tragedy Halts Wedding in Talabkatta: Homemaker Critically Burned in Gas Leak Accident
Wedding celebrations came to halt at a house in Talabkatta when a 32-year-old homemaker suffered accidental burns due to a gas pipe leakage while cooking in the kitchen at about noon on Monday, police said. The victim, Asma Begum, was preparing biryani for the guests when the LPG pipe caught fire, which spread to her clothes.
The family was to celebrate the nikah of the victim’s niece, scheduled for 7 pm at Narayankhed. Asma was preparing food ahead of the departure when the accident occurred. She was rushed to the Osmania General Hospital with about 70 per cent burns,
MIM Yakutpura legislator Jafar Hussain Miraj and Dr Sameena Begum, ex-corporator visited, the victim’s house and met her family members. “I stay in the same locality. After the locals informed me about the accident, I rushed to Asma’s house and took her to the hospital along with her family members,” said Dr Sameena. “We spoke to RMO and sought the best treatment for Asma.”
The ex-corporator added, “Their financial condition is not good. We are assisting them for medicines and other expenses.”
Tragedy at Kokapet: Watchman Dies After Falling into Open Lift Shaft at Construction Site
A watchman died allegedly after falling into the lift well at an under-construction building in Kokapet, Narsingi police said on Monday. The complaint was filed by the son of the victim Gampala Gangaram. According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 12.30 pm while the victim was carrying out water curing work on the second floor of the building. The complainant stated that the lift shaft was left open without safety measures. The victim reportedly slipped and fell into the opening and died on the spot. Family members rushed to the site upon receiving information. The complainant alleged negligence on the part of the building owner for failing to ensure basic safety precautions at the workplace. Based on the complaint, Narsingi police registered a case and initiated an investigation.
GHMC Official Trapped by ACB While Accepting ₹1 Lakh Bribe for House Permit
The ACB said it had trapped B. Srilatha, junior assistant, revenue/tax, posted in Circle 37 of Borabanda-Khairatabad zone of the GHMC, when she was accepting an alleged bribe of `1 lakh, said to be part of a larger demand for `5 lakh. The ACB City Range-1 said it arrested Srilatha when she was accepting the money near a supermarket at Yousufguda checkpost.
The ACB said she had demanded the bribe to process a house construction permission right from the initial stage of applying in Mee Seva. The victim lodged a complaint with the ACB, which stepped in. The official would be produced before a court for judicial remand, the ACB said. The details of the complainant were withheld for security reasons, a press release issued by the ACB stated.
Cyber Fraudsters Dupe Retired Teacher of ₹25 Lakh in Grueling Two-Week ‘Digital Arrest’
A 72-year-old retired teacher from Ameenpur was duped of `25 lakh by cyber fraudsters who impersonated anti-terror officials and subjected her to psychological manipulation via a fake digital arrest over more than two weeks.
According to the complaint, the victim began receiving calls from multiple mobile numbers, with the main caller falsely claiming to be an official from a national anti-terror agency. The fraudsters alleged that her Aadhaar details were linked to an illegal terror funding case and insisted that her bank transactions needed urgent verification. Even though she denied any involvement, the callers gave her her own personal details to build their credibility and warned of legal consequences.
The victim was also threatened with arrest, seizure of her passport, and restrictions on leaving her residence or town. The fraudsters kept her under constant surveillance through prolonged phone and WhatsApp video calls, at times lasting hours. She was instructed not to disclose the matter to anyone, including her children, and was coerced into giving an undertaking stating that she would not discuss the case or seek external help.
Under the pretext of clearing her name and verifying her accounts, the accused repeatedly convinced her to transfer money to various bank accounts by assuring her that the amount would be refunded after official clearance. It continued in stages which was brought to a total loss of `25 lakh.
Realising she was cheated, the victim approached the cybercrime sleuths. A case has been registered with Cyberabad Cybercrime police and investigation is underway to trace the accused and recover the defrauded amount.
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