V Srinivas Goud accused the Congress government of yielding to the liquor mafia and conspiring to ban toddy sales within Hyderabad’s ORR. He warned of strong opposition and said the move would hit the livelihoods of toddy-tapping communities
A six-year-old girl was kidnapped from a toddy compound in Shamshabad while her mother was allegedly in an inebriated state. Police are scanning CCTV footage to identify the woman suspected of abducting the child and rescue her.
