HYDERABAD
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Jan- 2025 -30 January
Veterinary doctor nabbed by ACB while taking bribe
Ramesh Rathod, was apprehended red-handed when he was collecting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from Jugunaka Madhav, a veterinary assistant Adilabad: A veterinary doctor working in the animal husbandry department was arrested by officials of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) allegedly while accepting a bribe from his subordinate for giving his salary at Shyampur village Utnoor mandal on Wednesday. Officials of the ACB said the doctor, Ramesh Rathod, was apprehended red-handed when he was collecting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from Jugunaka Madhav, a veterinary assistant. Madhav who was working with Shyampur sub-centre was transferred recently. Ramesh harassed Madhav demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000 to sanction his salary that was pending for two months. He agreed to give the salary if Madhay…
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30 January
Mystery shrouds death of woman in Karimnagar; son missing
The deceased, Mamatha, was reportedly staying away from her husband Bharath due to family disputes KARIMNAGAR: Mystery shrouds the death of Mamatha, whose body was found under suspicious circumstances near Kondannapalli stage of Gangadhara mandal beside Karimnagar-Jagtial main road on Monday. Her son, who was last seen boarding a car with her, was still missing. Police, who began investigation by registering a case of suspicious death of an unidentified woman, managed to find her details by alerting the police of neighbouring districts. They later managed to identify her as Mamatha from Mancherial. Mamatha was reportedly staying away from her husband Bharath due to family disputes. Bharath was working in Hyderabad and the couple had a son. Mamatha, who was reportedly staying…
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30 January
Telangana High Court gives directions to JNTU on Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology
Directs university to provide edit option, AICTE to create credentials to SVIT Hyderabad: Justice K Lakshman of Telangana High Court directed Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) to provide edit option and All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to create credentials to SVIT by January 30, 2025 and permit it to upload the documents for the academic year 2025-26 considering the last date for uploading is February 2, 2025. Mahabub College, a registered society, filed the writ plea challenging the actions of JNTU for not giving the edit option to change the registered email address of the SVIT college and AICTE for not creating new credentials in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner college and Venkata Narayana Educational Society have entered…
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29 January
Moving truck catches fire in Hyderabad’s Rajendranagar
A short circuit in the driver’s cabin is suspected to have led to the fire Hyderabad: A moving truck carrying waste paper load caught fire at Shivrampalli in Rajendranagar on Tuesday. No casualties were reported. The truck was proceeding from Aramghar towards Rajendranagar cross-road when it suddenly caught fire on reaching metro pillar no.294. According to the police, the alert driver and cleaner who noticed the fire immediately stopped the vehicle and got down to save themselves. A short circuit in the driver’s cabin is suspected to have led to the fire. On receiving information, the Rajendranagar police along with the fire department officials rushed to the spot and doused the fire within an hour. The incident led to traffic congestion…
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29 January
Hyderabad: Man gets 20-year jail for sexual assaulting minor girl
Convict L Deepak (32), sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl who belonged to the same neighbourhood Hyderabad: A local court sentenced a man to 20 years rigourous imprisonment in the sexual assault case of a minor girl reported in 2024 in Secunderabad. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him. The convict L Deepak (32), sexually violated a five-year-old girl who belonged to the same neighbourhood. A case was booked at Mahankali police station and Deepak was arrested within 24 hours of the crime being reported. Additionally, the court also granted a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the victim girl.
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29 January
Medak youth arrested for stealing Rs 52.5 lakh to fund wedding
Anand broke into a businessman Bhavani Shankar’s home and decamped with cash of Rs 52.50 lakh Hyderabad: This electrician from Medak was desperate to raise money for his marriage. And when all right ways of having money to meet the wedding expenditure went in vain, he decided to take to crime. A Anand from Medak district who worked as an electrician targeted Bhavani Shankar, a businessman in Kompally, broke into his home and decamped with cash of Rs 52.50 lakh. Following a complaint from the businessman, the Petbasheerabad police registered a case and took up invitation during the course of which, they narrowed down on Anand. The suspect was arrested by the police on Tuesday and the police could recover Rs…
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29 January
Road caves in at Hyderabad’s Goshamahal
Some vehicles, which were passing by, skid into the caved in portion Hyderabad: A portion of road stretch at Goshamahal caved in on Tuesday damaging a few vehicles and affecting the traffic flow on this busy corridor. The stretch between Goshamahal and Dar us Salam collapsed suddenly in the night with some vehicles, a car, an auto and a tractor, which were passing by then skidding into the caved in portion. No one was hurt, according to available reports. The traffic flow was impacted as the busy stretch has high volumes of vehicles moving in and out. Incidentally, there have been three to four similar instances of road caving in earlier too. Locals say the road conditions have become precarious because…
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29 January
Speed need of hour to combat cybercrime, says Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand
Commissioner brought to the fore lapses in compliance protocols, such as the improper opening of current accounts and the use of mule accounts by fraudsters Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said speed was the essential quality and the need of the hour to effectively combat the growing menace of cybercrime. In a high level meeting held between senior bank officials, RBI officers and law enforcement agencies to address the rising instances of digital fraud on Tuesday, Anand delivered a detailed presentation highlighting the critical challenges in investigating cybercrimes. He flagged the delays in obtaining crucial information from banks, including refunds and account statements, which adversely impact both the pace of investigations and the victims involved. The Commissioner brought to the fore lapses in compliance protocols,…
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28 January
Kidney racket: One more suspect held by Rachakonda police
The suspect Dr Raja Shekhar Perumal, a surgeon from Tamil Nadu was roped in by prime suspect Dr Siddamshetty Avinash, General Surgeon for performing the illegal kidney transplantations Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police have arrested another suspect in connection with the illegal kidney transplantation racket which was operated by Alakananda Hospital, Saroornagar. As per available information, the suspect Dr Raja Shekhar Perumal, a surgeon from Tamil Nadu was roped in by prime suspect Dr Siddamshetty Avinash, General Surgeon for performing the illegal kidney transplantations. Raja Shekhar Perumal and Dr Sohib from Jammu and Kashmir, as well as operating theater assistants Shankar (Tamil Nadu), Pradeep, and Suraj (Karnataka) were instrumental in conducting operations. Avinash collected Rs 55 lakh to Rs 60 lakh from each organ…
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28 January
ORR murder: Medchal police solves woman murder case
Medchal police arrests 37-year-old suspect, Shaik Emam, a stone cutter from Majeedpur, Shamirper and a native of Karimnagar Hyderabad: The Medchal police on Monday claimed that they have solved the brutal murder of a 30-year-old woman, whose body was found last week near the culvert of Outer Ring Road, by arresting a 37-year-old suspect, Shaik Emam, a stone cutter from Majeedpur, Shamirper and a native of Karimnagar. The Medchal police maintained that an argument over payment following a sexual activity led to the murder. The 30-year-old victim, who is married and native of Bodhan in Nizamabad left her house over a family dispute and was residing in a rented house at Kushaiguda. She was working as a construction worker. On January…
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