Crime

Love can wait, scammers won’t: Hyderabad CP warns youth

Hyderabad: Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Hyderabad City Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Thursday, February 12, issued a public alert warning citizens about “romance scams” that dupe people of money under the…
TGHRC intervenes to stop forced abortion in Nagarkurnool

Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Thursday, February 12, intervened in a forced abortion case and ordered the police to take immediate action against the perpetrators. The case concerns a…

Bengaluru: Son held for murdering retired naval officer father, dentist mother

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a 33-year-old man has allegedly stabbed his father and mother to death at their residence in Adarsha Vista Apartments in Vignan Nagar. The accused has been arrested…
Fire breaks out at warehouse in Sangareddy, second accident in a day

Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a scrap godown at Indresham, Patancheru, on Wednesday, February 11, at around 4:10 pm. No casualties were reported from the incident. Three fire tenders, including Patancheru,…
Hyderabad police seize 70 kg ganja, two arrested held in SR Nagar

Hyderabad: Two accused persons with 70kg of ganja worth Rs 35 lakhs were apprehended in SR Nagar, Hyderabad, on Wednesday, February 11. A resident of Odisha’s Gajpathi district, 30-year-old Maniel Dalabhera cultivated…
HYDRAA announces intensive building safety checks across Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Following a series of fire accidents in the city in recent weeks, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), along with the fire department and police, will take up…
Two arrested with 2.12 kg ganja in Dhoolpet raid

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department special team on Monday, February 9, conducted a raid at a house in Hyderabad’s Dhoolpet and arrested two persons for selling ganja. The sleuths recovered 2.12…

Digital arrest in Hyderabad: 3 Delhi residents held for cheating Rs 1.07 cr

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Police arrested three people for allegedly cheating a 62-year-old man to the tune of Rs 1.07 crore in a digital arrest scam. The three accused –…
Robbers flee with 50 laptops from University of Hyderabad campus

Hyderabad: A group of people allegedly fled with around 50 laptops from the CR Rao Institute at the University of Hyderabad campus on Sunday night, police said on Tuesday, February 10. The…
New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit crime: Former lawyer

Wellington: The self-professed white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting was pleased to be charged with terrorism and wanted to be described as a terrorist, his former…
Hyderabad: 3 held for attention diversion theft, 5 gm gold ring seized

Hyderabad: The city police arrested three men involved in an attention-diversion theft case and seized a gold ring with an engraved green stone weighing five grams. The accused – Subhash Nath, 23,…
Man dupes childless couple posing as Unani doctor, escapes with gold

Hyderabad: A childless couple was allegedly duped by a man posing as a Unani doctor in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Monday, February 9. According to police, the accused approached Praneeth and…
Telangana: Tractor collides with school bus, two killed

Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, two individuals, including a girl, died following a collision between a school bus and a tractor at Parvathagiri mandal in Warangal on Monday afternoon, February 9. The…
Hyderabad techie turned burglar arrested in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: A 26-year-old IT professional from Andhra Pradesh was arrested on February 7 in connection with 26 cases of house break-in in Vizag. The accused has been identified as Achchi Mahesh Reddy,…
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police refund over Rs 71L, makes 37 arrests in Jan

Hyderabad: In January, the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police refunded Rs 71,91,371 to victims and arrested 37 individuals from seven different states in connection with 26 cases, a release said on Sunday, February 8.…