He informed that around 6,000 constables in Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Medak, Sangareddy, and Siddipet districts were waiting for their leave benefits for the last eight months.
Vijay Kumar was reportedly protesting due to non-payment of his salary and alleged harassment by a sanitary inspector. He doused himself with petrol, but other workers intervened before he could ignite it. Mayor Bangi Anil Kumar and other staff quickly took him to a hospital.
BJP Sirpur MLA P Harish Babu said if the State government could not take up development of Adilabad, the district should be allowed to merge with Maharashtra.
Light to moderate downpour, which was recorded in almost all the regions of Hyderabad on Saturday, are unlikely to relent, as the city is expected to witness steady rainfall all through Sunday, the forecast indicated.
The Ramanpadu project was about five kilometres away from the railway station and the baby crocodile is suspected to have crawled into the station in the night, a forest official said.
The CP visited the traffic police station here on Friday and counselled 45 two-wheeler riders who were caught roaming without number plates in the city.
