Police arrest seven for drunken brawl in Khammam

Police in Khammam have arrested seven people and booked 11 after a drunken brawl between two families escalated into arson. Petrol was poured on items outside a shop and set ablaze. Two persons were injured and four are absconding

Khammam: Police have registered cases against 11 people and arrested seven persons following a drunken brawl in Gopalapuram.

Town ACP SV Ramanamurthy said that on Wednesday night, Rakesh and his wife Durga Bhavani clashed with Kavitha and her husband Venugopal, who run a shop in the area, over a petty issue. Old enmity, coupled with some goons joining the fray, led to a violent confrontation.

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Some miscreants poured petrol on items outside the shop and set them on fire, partially gutting a two-wheeler parked nearby. Two people are undergoing treatment in hospital, while two others remain absconding.

Police conducted tests with a ganja detection kit to check whether the miscreants had taken drugs, but results were negative.

Based on a complaint by Rudawath Durga Bhavani, cases were registered against Gopal, Venu, Vinod, Lakshmi, and Kavitha. Based on a complaint by Banoth Venu, cases were registered against Rakesh, Srinath, Mahesh, Umesh, Varun Teja, and Karthik, the ACP said.