Thief dies after brawl with temple watchman in Hyderabad

According to the police, Gaddam Raju reportedly came to a temple at Kushiaguda around midnight on Tuesday and attempted to steal the money from hundi.

Hyderabad: A thief who tried to steal money from a temple hundi died when he was hit with a stick by the temple watchman.

According to the police, Gaddam Raju reportedly came to a temple at Kushaiguda around midnight on Tuesday and attempted to steal the money from hundi.

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On noticing it, the temple watchman got alerted and tried to catch him. However Raju pelted stones on the watchman and to save himself the latter hit Raju with a stick.

Raju collapsed in the temple premises and died on the spot.

On information the police reached the spot and shifted the body to mortuary for postmortem examination. A case is booked.