Elderly man dies in Neredmet house fire, short circuit suspected

A 79-year-old man, Jayaprakash Ramanna, died of suspected asphyxiation after a fire broke out in his Neredmet residence, possibly due to a short circuit. Firefighters controlled the blaze after four hours, and police have registered a case

Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, an elderly man died of suspected asphyxiation when a fire broke out in his residence at Vayupuri Colony in Neredmet on Sunday night.

A short circuit triggered by an electric appliance is suspected to have led to the fire.

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The victim, Jayaprakash Ramanna (79), was living alone on the ground floor of a two-storey villa. While his sister stays with her family on the first floor, his son works in Bengaluru and daughter lives in Kukatpally.

Police said the fire erupted around 9 pm and thick smoke quickly filled the entire villa, leaving Ramanna unconscious. He was rescued by police and immediately shifted to a nearby private hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctors.

The Fire Department personnel doused the flames in a four-hour-long fight.

Investigators suspect short circuit as the refrigerator and switchboards in the house were severely damaged.

A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.

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Rape and murder case solved; two arrested

Hyderabad: Two auto drivers were taken into custody by the Rajendranagar police for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and later killing her at Kismatpur a week ago.

The two auto drivers, residents of Tolichowki, had spotted the woman, a resident of Yakutpura, on the road near a toddy compound at Hyderguda, Rajendranagar.

After taking the woman in an auto rickshaw to an isolated place near Kismatpur Bridge, the duo sexually assaulted and brutally killed her.

The semi-clad body of the woman was found the next day by the police and a case was booked. The Special Operations Team of Cyberabad police apprehended the two auto-rickshaw drivers.
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20-year-old man dies in wall collapse

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man died after a wall collapsed on him due to rain at First Lancer.

The man, Shaik Murad, a resident of Bada Bazaar in First Lancer, was at Farooq Manzil area for work when a portion of the wall collapsed on him. He suffered serious injuries and died on the spot, said Mehdipatnam Sub-Inspector N Preethi Reddy.

A case was registered.
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Woman attacked by friend at Kukatpally metro station

Hyderabad: A young woman was attacked by her friend at Kukatpally on Sunday night.

According to the police, the victim, who had a friendship with one Mohd Mohsin, a local resident, was called to the metro station around 11 pm on Sunday on the pretext of discussing an issue.

“When the victim went to the metro station, there was an argument between Mohsin and the woman. In a fit of rage, the man took out a blade and attacked the victim,” said Kukatpally police.

A case was registered against Mohsin and the victim was shifted to hospital.
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Three arrested for bike thefts at Shamshabad

Hyderabad: Three bike thieves were arrested by the Shamshabad police on Monday. The police recovered four stolen bikes from them.

The arrested Santosh Das, Raghavendra and M Shiva had formed into a gang and were stealing bikes parked at public places and residential areas, said Shamshabad Inspector Narender Reddy.

On a complaint of theft of a motorcycle at Shamshabad, the police had formed special teams and apprehended the three suspects. All of them were produced before the court and sent to judicial remand.
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DCM vehicle illegally transporting urea seized in Medak

Medak: Black marketing of urea was unearthed in Medak district on Monday night when the Task Force seized a DCM vehicle illegally transporting around 250 urea bags under Tekmal police station limits.

SP DV Srinivas Rao said the vehicle was tracked following a tip-off and the driver was taken into custody on NH-161 near Tekmal. He pointed out that while farmers were struggling to procure even a single bag of urea, some individuals were attempting to sell the fertiliser in the black market.

The SP added that inquiries were underway to determine how the urea was stored and who was involved. He assured that stern action would be taken against those engaged in black marketing.