Top storyA court in Tirupati has ordered community service for a man in a drunk driving case. The II Special Judicial Magistrate of II Class court issued the order on October 7 after A. Munikrishna (34) of Venkatagopalapuram in Renigunta mandal admitted the offence. He must clean and maintain areas around Renigunta urban police station and the government hospital from October 7 to 16, under the Renigunta SHO's supervision, and submit a photo compliance report by 10:30 am on October 17.
Kamareddy district has seen a series of thefts targeting gold jewellery. In Banswada, 29 tolas of gold was stolen from the house of trader Chintala Bhaskar. Acting on CCTV footage, police detained two men at Boggu Gudise Chowrasta and seized 31 tolas of gold, 3 kg of silver, a two-wheeler and mobile phones, SP Rajeshchandra said. One accused had been jailed six times. In Kamareddy, an elderly woman was killed in Kothari Galli and chilli powder thrown in another woman's eyes in Kalkinagar to snatch a 5-tola chain the same day.
A woman died in a road accident at Nandipadu in Duttaluru mandal of Nellore district on Wednesday. Pullamma (55), a resident of Sriram Nagar Colony in Nandipadu, was crossing the road when an unidentified vehicle came at speed and hit her. The impact threw her into trees beside the road and she died on the spot with severe injuries. The vehicle reportedly did not stop. Duttaluru SI Subhashini registered a case and is investigating to trace it.
Adilabad police arrested and remanded two men accused of collecting money in instalments after promising government jobs. Shaik Farooq, a car driver from Bhagyanagar, took Rs 47,000 from Abhilash in May, promising an attender post in the rural development department; he faces two earlier cheating cases. In a second case, Are Praveen collected Rs 5.5 lakh from Erroju Krishnaveni for a hostel warden job, and two cheques he issued later bounced.
A three-year-old boy died after being hit and run over by a private school bus at Pittakalubodu Thanda in Nekkonda mandal of Telangana's Warangal district on Wednesday morning. Rahul, the younger son of village residents Ramesh and Akhila, was playing in front of his house and went onto the road to pick up a toy that had fallen there. A school bus from the mandal headquarters hit him, and its front and rear tyres ran over him, killing him on the spot. His parents were inconsolable.
Tappa Ramesh (42) was killed at Gattududdenapalli in Manakondur mandal of Karimnagar district late on Monday night. According to Manakondur CI P. Srilatha, Ramesh drank alcohol daily and quarrelled with and harassed family members. After another quarrel on Monday night, his wife Sumalatha and son Nikhil attacked him, and he died on the spot of serious injuries. Both later surrendered at the police station. Ramesh married Sumalatha in 2006 and they have two daughters and a son. Police conducted a panchanama, shifted the body to a government hospital, registered a case and are investigating.
A father in Kurnool reprimanded his 17-year-old son, who had brought home jewellery stolen with a friend, and handed the valuables to the Fourth Town police station. DSP Raghavendra and CI Vikram Simha said Shaik Faizan, a construction worker from Habib Mubaraknagar in Budhawarapeta, and the minor stole 20 tolas of gold and 300 grams of silver in daylight on the 3rd from manager Raghavendra's house at Seetharama Venture, Kodumur Road. Both were arrested.
A resident of Jakkapur village in Narayanaraopet mandal of Siddipet district had applied at the panchayat for mutation of two houses in his name. Panchayat secretary Aruna initially demanded Rs 20,000 as bribe, and the amount was later settled at Rs 15,000. Acting on the complainant's report, ACB officials caught both as assistant Santosh accepted the money at the panchayat office around 11 am Tuesday and seized the cash. Medak ACB DSP Sudarshan said the accused will be produced before the ACB special court in Hyderabad.
A man was killed at Gattu Duddenapalli in Manakondur mandal of Telangana's Karimnagar district. According to police, Tappa Ramesh (42), a resident of the village, worked as an auto driver and had been quarrelling with his wife Sumalatha over family disputes. After another quarrel past midnight on Monday, their son struck Ramesh on the head with a stick and Sumalatha then hit him with a brick. He died of severe injuries. Both surrendered at Manakondur police station. CI Srilatham and SI Tirupati shifted the body to a government hospital for post-mortem.
Police solved a series of house burglary cases in Luthergiri Colony, under Pedakakani police station limits, within 24 hours. On the SP's orders and under the supervision of the North DSP, the CI, SIs and staff analysed CCTV footage and technical evidence and arrested Kurapati Santosh Kumar and Kurapati Sarita. Gold and silver jewellery stolen in three cases was recovered. The investigation found the accused first stole house keys and used them to enter homes when nobody was inside.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized 800 grams of gold jewellery worth about Rs 1.20 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, Hyderabad. According to officials, a Hyderabad-based jewellery trader was travelling by air from Tiruchirappalli to Hyderabad. Acting on prior specific intelligence that he was moving gold illegally, officers stopped and searched him, finding the jewellery in his baggage. He was taken into custody for testing and valuation. A case has been registered and DRI is investigating the gold's origin and whether others were involved.
Hathnoora police seized a tipper allegedly transporting black soil illegally in Hathnoora mandal of Sangareddy district. The vehicle was taken into custody and shifted to the Hathnoora police station, where officers are examining permits and documents related to the soil transport. Police said legal action would follow if rule violations were confirmed, and that surveillance on illegal transport would continue. Residents were advised to inform officials about unpermitted digging or transport. Experts say deep excavation can affect soil fertility and groundwater recharge.
A Gudur 7th ADJ court judge, Venkatanagapavan, on Monday sentenced Nelluru Chitra (26) and her partner Thonda Krishnamurthy (25) to life imprisonment with a Rs 15,000 fine for the murder of her husband Jagadish, CI M. Muralikrishna said. Believing Jagadish was an obstacle to their relationship, Krishnamurthy took him to fields near Mannarupoluru cross road on the night of October 14, 2023, plied him with liquor and slit his throat with a blade. Jagadish died on a national highway divider.
Women, girls and students in Rajanna Sircilla district should not bear harassment silently but complain without fear, District SP Mahesh B. Gite said. Based on complaints received by the She Team in the past two months, 4 FIRs and 5 petty cases were registered against offenders, who were counselled in the presence of their parents. She Team squads keep watch in mufti at identified hotspots, and complaints can be made to 8712656425.
Police carried out a cordon and search operation in Indranagar Colony in Vikarabad town on Tuesday morning as part of community policing. On the orders of District SP Sneha Mehra, CIs, SIs and staff led by the DSP checked houses, vehicles and their documents. The SP said vehicles without papers, liquor bottles, banned gutka, adulterated food items, adulterated chocolates and adulterated chilli powder were found. Amid frequent disputes, two rowdy-sheeters were jailed and shops were told to close by 9 pm.
Forest department officials foiled the illegal transport of wild boars in Telangana's Nirmal district. Bhainsa range officials chased a vehicle from Basara and intercepted it near Navipet, recovering 14 wild boars being moved illegally. Three men in the vehicle abandoned it on the spot and fled on noticing the officials. Officials suspect the animals were being brought from Nanded. The vehicle and the 14 boars were seized and an investigation has begun. A search for the three absconders is continuing.
Rangareddy district medical and health officer Dr B. Swarnakumari was caught by ACB officials in a case of demanding a Rs 2 lakh bribe. ACB City Range-2 officials said the bribe was sought to return the keys of a sealed physiotherapy centre, avoid further action and issue a new licence. The money was seized from private driver Madduri Krishnaiah while he was accepting the first instalment of Rs 1 lakh. Health inspector M. Srinivas and Krishnaiah were taken into custody. The investigation is continuing.
Jewellery worth Rs 2 crore, weighing 1.4 kg, was stolen in about five minutes from a CaratLane franchise outlet at Buddhanagar in Medipally on the outskirts of Hyderabad early Monday. Police, citing CCTV footage, said seven men screened the shutter with a white cloth, cut alarm wires, broke six showcases and fled in an autorickshaw with 580 ornaments. A Rajasthan gang is suspected; the auto driver is being questioned.
Checks conducted over three days in the district led to the seizure of 500 ganja plants worth Rs 50 lakh, SP Nitika Pant said on Monday. The operations were carried out under DSP B. Ashok in the Lingapur, Sirpur (U) and Kerameri police station limits. Six cases were registered across the three stations, and five accused were arrested and remanded. This year, 32 cases on dry ganja transport and sale yielded 10 kg and 68 arrests, while 23 cultivation cases saw 27 arrests.
Four people died and several were injured when a private travels bus went out of control and overturned on Ananthagiri Ghat Road near Kerelli village in Vikarabad district on 03.10.2026. Police said the injured were shifted to hospitals. During investigation, bus driver Palthya Vasudev alias Vasu (30), of Sangamesh Thanda, Regode mandal, Medak district, was held responsible, arrested on 05.10.2026 and sent to judicial remand by a court. Dharur Circle Inspector Ch. Raghuramulu said the probe into the causes continues.
