Hyderabad: Rowdy sheeter Riyaz, who was in Telangana police custody, was shot dead on Monday, October 20, while trying to escape from a government hospital.
Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy confirmed the news on his X post. The officer said that Riyaz tried to seize a weapon and opened fire at the officers station at the hospital.
“Police made intense efforts to capture Riyaz, but he tried to seize a weapon from them and fire at the officers. During the police’s efforts to stop him, Riyaz died,” the X post reads.
The previous day, Telangana police arrested Riyaz, 24, while on the run after allegedly fatally stabbing 48-year-old Nizamabad police constable E Pramod.
The rowdy sheeter, with over 30 cases registered against him across districts, attacked the constable with a knife while he was being taken to the Central Crime Station (CCS) in connection with a bike theft case. He was declared dead on arrival by doctors.
The brutal murder of the constable sent shockwaves across the state, prompting the Telangana police to launch a massive hunt for Riyaz.
After committing the crime, Riyaz hid in a lorry cabin on the outskirts of Sarampur village for two days.
Based on a tip-off, nine police teams set up a picket line for 25 kilometers in the vicinity and started searching, making it difficult for the rowdy sheeter to escape.
Riyaz tried to escape but was shot and eventually arrested.
(The copy has been updated with Riyaz’s death confirmation from Telangana DGP)
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