Tension escalated in. Reinbazar locality of old city in Hyderabad following circulation of social media posts targeting a particular community. Large number of people gathered and police forces moved in take situaiton under control
Director of Public Health (DPH), Telangana State, Dr B Ravinder Nayak urged people not to get carried away or believe rumors about Norovirus and panic.
BRS MLA Jagadish Reddy said the Chief Minister had made a vain bid to mislead people claiming that the previous government had signed an agreement with the Centre to install meters to agriculture services.
State government had proposed to float a joint venture company in association with the Centre to fund the HMR Phase-II expansion for a stretch of 78 km.
According to the officials, a TGSPDCL team went to conduct inspection for power theft at the Guntal Baba Darga area in Vattepally following instances of meter tampering and power theft.
Special police units conducted vehicle checks at various locations in old city, raising concerns about profiling. Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP and MIM party president, Asaduddin Owaisi was clearly piqued by the strange enforcement style of Hyderabad police.