The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department has intensified its Diwali preparedness measures by placing personnel on round-the-clock alert and deploying fire tenders and rapid-response vehicles in vulnerable areas.
According to police, the accused Jitendra was riding a vehicle on the wrong side of the road and was asked to stop by fire services official when the personnel were returning after dousing a fire in Samaypour Badli.
During the lockdown, DRF and Fire Services Department took up round-the-clock operations to spray disinfectants at all major thoroughfares and public places