Akhila (17) and Vijaya (17), intermediate students from a college in Medak town, regularly traveled by bus from Narsingi to Medak. The incident occurred while they were waiting at the bus stop. Following the event, the Papannapet police detained the bus driver for further investigation.
In a statement, the police stated that the curfew had been enforced in villages 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10 in Easgaon Gram Panchayat, along with Seethanagar, Anukoda, Gannaram, Kadamba, Areguda, and Babanagar villages in Kagaznagar mandal. This measure was taken to prevent residents from entering the forests and agricultural fields due to the reported movement of a tiger in the area.
Speaking on the occasion, the Commissioner Dr B Anuradha said that the department had launched the mobile application for the safety of the citizens who commute in autos.
The police informed that all private security agencies must obtain a valid PSARA (Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act) license issued by the Director General of Intelligence, Telangana, to operate legally within the State.
The authorities in Hyderabad have warned general public, especially those who spend a lot of time browsing the internet, to look out for Digital Arrest Scam.
