Crime

Telangana Medical Council’s raids unravel brazen violations of NMC Act

Hyderabad: In a highly concerning development, a team of doctors from the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) have found that compounders and quacks disguised as doctors have been operating allopathic hospitals in the…
Hyderabad: 80-year-old woman sexually assaulted

Hyderabad: An octogenarian woman was allegedly raped by an unidentified person at her house here, police said on Thursday. The 80-year-old woman, who stays alone at her house was allegedly sexually assaulted…

Hyderabad men held as money mules in Rs 4.75 crore cyber fraud

Hyderabad: Two people from Hyderabad have been arrested on suspicion of acting as money mules for a cross-border cybercrime syndicate with links to Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The crime surfaced when cybercrime…
Murder plot foiled: Gang rivalry ends in 6 arrests in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Six members of a gang were recently arrested by Bandlaguda police, foiling their murder conspiracy against a former associate. 12 scythes were also seized from their possession. The prime accused in…
Lightning strikes kill 6 farmers, including 5 women, in Telangana

Hyderabad: Six farmers died and four were reportedly injured due to lightning strikes at three different places in Adilabad district on Thursday, June 12. Four farmers were sowing seeds in their agricultural…
2 held for selling ganja laced chocolates in Hayathnagar

Hyderabad: Two individuals were arrested by the Hayarthnagar police for selling ganja laced chocolates in Subhodaya Colony, Kuntloor, on Wednesday, June 11. The accused have been identified as Gundu Shekhar and Rishi…
Video: Speeding car injures two in Telangana’s Mahabubabad

Hyderabad: Several people were injured after a speeding car hit them near Mukula Talkies on the Bayyaram road flyover in Telangana’s Mahabubabad on Wednesday, June 11. One of the victims, identified as…

Video: Water tanker bursts on Tollywood film set in Shamshabad

Hyderabad: A water tanker used on a film set in Shamshabad burst on Wednesday, June 11 during the shooting of Tollywood actor Nikhil’s upcoming movie. One of the crew members were injured…
Video: Hyderabad bound bus meets accident in Narayanpet

Hyderabad: A collision between a Hyderabad-bound bus and a truck in Narayanpet district of Telangana on Thursday, June 12 inured 18 passengers. The accident occurred on National Highway 167 between Narsireddypally and…
Neglect, poor funding push students away from Telangana govt junior colleges

Hyderabad: Government junior colleges in Telangana have been facing serious challenges from private and corporate institutions, which have found new ways to attract parents and students. While the political establishment, irrespective of…
Bihar: 65-year-old man beaten to death; six absconding

Hyderabad: An elderly Muslim man passed away in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on June 10, after allegedly being beaten by a group of 6-7 men on June 8. The incident took place in…
Hashish oil worth lakhs seized near Hyderabad, 2 drug traffickers held

Hyderabad: In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 11, two drug traffickers were nabbed by Abdullapurmet police at Sampoorna Hotel near ORR in Peddamberpet. Police seized 20 kilograms of hashish oil…
Prostitution racket busted in Banjara Hills; 6 held, 4 women rescued

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police busted a prostitution racket operating from a residential premises in Banjara Hills on Tuesday, June 10, leading to the arrest of one organiser, two housekeeping staff, and three…
Man kills wife in Saroornagar after row over his calls to another woman

Hyderabad: A 38-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband following a heated argument over his frequent phone conversations with another woman. The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday,…
Telugu singer’s birthday party at Chevella resort raided for ganja use; case booked

Hyderabad: Popular Telugu folk singer Mangli has found herself in legal trouble after her birthday celebration at a private resort near Irlapalli on the outskirts of Chevella ended with a police raid…