An audit of 31 ATMs in SR Nagar, Ameerpet and surrounding areas revealed that money was lacking from eight machines. The scarcity was discovered throughout a routine verification, police stated.

In his criticism, Naveen stated that the inward information of the firm confirmed a complete shortfall of ₹1,20,98,500. A police officer confirmed the discrepancy.

Police suspect two custodians as they haven’t reported to obligation and should not responding to calls. Three individuals, who’ve been captured within the CCTV footage collected by the IT groups, have reportedly been detained by the accused custodians

Tenant farmer ends life over debt

A 25‑yr‑outdated tenant farmer, who had taken land on lease, died by suicide at Mandapally in Dammapeta mandal of Bhadradri‑Kothagudem district on Sunday, reportedly on account of monetary misery.

The sufferer, Adapa Narsimha Rao alias Chanti, had leased 130 acres to domesticate maize. Police stated he suffered heavy losses because the crop yield fell under expectations. Combating debt and melancholy, he took the excessive step at his residence within the early hours of Sunday. He leaves behind a spouse and two kids. Dammapeta police rushed to the spot and shifted the physique to the federal government hospital at Aswaraopeta for put up‑mortem.

Nalgonda police foil ‘WAVE’ fraud

Nalgonda rural police on Sunday foiled an try by representatives of a gaggle of firms to launch an alleged monetary fraud below the identify of “WAVE”. The group had earlier allegedly duped individuals of a whole bunch of crores of rupees.

Ten brokers had been arrested, together with Kanala Lakshminarayana Rao of Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad; Punnam Balakrishna of Marroor; Uyyala Srinivas of Elikatte; Kurakula Ramesh and Madagoni Saidulu of Nalgonda metropolis; Gajula Mahesh of Dorepalli; Kola Kushalayya of Kakula Kondaram; Mudusu Uma Shankar of Munukuntla; Oruganti Shankar of Appajipeta; and Gudapuri Lingaswamy of Kattangur.

The important thing accused — VIPS Group CEO Vinod Tukaram Khute and administrators Sumit Purank, Kalyan Chakravarthy, Gummala Satyanarayana and Gummula Abhinash — stay absconding.

Presenting the arrested individuals at a media convention, further superintendent of police G. Ramesh stated Khute and his brokers had cheated individuals by providing excessive returns and cashback schemes. In 2025, a case was filed in opposition to them below the BNS, Prize Chits and Cash Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act; and the Safety of Pursuits of Depositors (in Monetary Institutions) Act, 1999.

Police stated the group had conspired to relaunch fraudulent schemes below the “WAVE” model, promising excessive returns. Performing on info, officers arrested 10 brokers, who confessed they deliberate to lure VIPS prospects by promising to return earlier investments in the event that they reinvested ₹1 lakh within the new firm.

Police cautioned the general public to stay vigilant in opposition to such frauds, noting that fraudsters usually display small earnings initially to construct belief earlier than persuading victims to take a position massive sums.

Painter drowns in quarry at Arundhatinagar

A 23‑yr‑outdated painter, Vallapu Mahesh, drowned in a quarry at Arundhatinagar whereas making an attempt to retrieve a ball throughout a picnic. He had been dwelling together with his grandmother Lingamma since childhood after shedding each his mother and father.

On Sunday, Mahesh knowledgeable his grandmother that he was going out for a swim and headed to a close-by quarry alongside together with his mates. Whereas they had been within the water, they seen a ball floating in a deeper part of the water physique. In an try to seize it, Mahesh and others moved additional inside.

In the course of the course of, Mahesh reportedly misplaced his footing and commenced to drown. His mates tried to rescue him however did not pull him out as he slipped additional into the water. They knowledgeable the locals and the police, who in flip alerted the Catastrophe Response Power (DRF) crew and launched a rescue operation. Mahesh’s physique was then retrieved from the quarry.

Ambulance personnel examined him and declared him lifeless at the scene. Based mostly on a criticism lodged by his grandmother, police registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.

Teenager dies in Gachibowli bike crash

A teen, Prabhu Kiran, succumbed to accidents in a highway accident close to Gachibowli Stadium in the course of the early hours of Sunday. Prabhu was travelling as a pillion rider on a motorbike alongside together with his pal Vishnu when the accident occurred, police stated.

In response to the criticism lodged by his father Yadaiah with Gachibowli police, the duo left residence late on Saturday evening on the bike and did not return for a number of hours. The daddy repeatedly tried contacting his son, however obtained no response. Within the early hours of Sunday, an unidentified particular person answered the decision and knowledgeable him that his son had met with an accident close to Gachibowli Stadium Gate No. 2 U‑flip and died.

The daddy rushed to the accident spot and learnt that his son had been shifted to Kondapur Space Hospital. On reaching the hospital, he discovered his son lifeless.

Police stated the accident occurred when the bike was travelling from Nallagandla to Gachibowli and was hit by a bike coming from the other way. Whereas Prabhu Kiran succumbed to accidents on the spot, Vishnu, who was using the bike, sustained extreme accidents and is presently present process remedy at Osmania Hospital. Based mostly on the criticism, police registered a case and initiated an investigation.

Forgery racket busted in Hayathnagar

Hayathnagar police have cracked a dishonest and forgery case wherein a gaggle duped a person of ₹43 lakh utilizing pretend paperwork and blackmail. Two prime accused have been arrested and remanded, whereas efforts proceed to hint the remaining suspects.

In response to police, the case was registered following a criticism by Aita Raju Anjaneyulu, who said that the accused initially gained his belief by providing to promote him a home for ₹27.5 lakh. The sufferer paid an advance and later handed over an extra ₹23 lakh in instalments. Nevertheless, the accused did not register the property, citing varied pretexts.

Subsequently, they claimed the cash had been invested in two plots and supplied to promote them to the sufferer for ₹46 lakh. To make the deal seem real, they allegedly solid agreements with pretend signatures. Believing them, the sufferer paid a complete of ₹43 lakh. Regardless of repeated assurances, the plots had been by no means registered in his identify.

Investigations revealed that the accused misused the sufferer’s cash for private bills and different actual property dealings. The principle accused, Aitaraju Shankarayya and Adepu Ramu, had been arrested and remanded.

Police seized cellphones from the accused and confirmed that solid paperwork had been used to cheat the sufferer. The remaining suspects are absconding, and efforts are underway to apprehend them.

Instructor robbed of gold on bus

A 52‑yr‑outdated authorities instructor from Nakrekal in Nalgonda district misplaced gold ornaments weighing almost 20 tolas whereas travelling in a public transport bus.

The complainant, Pothula Devayani, resident of Nakrekal, advised LB Nagar police that she had packed a gold chain and a necklace in a field and positioned it inside her baggage earlier than boarding an electrical bus to go to her sister at Chandrapuri Colony in LB Nagar.

On reaching her vacation spot, she was shocked to search out the ornaments lacking, with solely the empty field left inside. Suspecting foul play, she approached the bus depot and reviewed CCTV footage of the journey.

Verification revealed two unidentified girls boarding the bus at Nakrekal Central. One sat beside the complainant, whereas the opposite stood close by. Their actions appeared suspicious, and each alighted at Narketpally shortly afterwards.

Devayani suspects the duo diverted her consideration and stole the ornaments in the course of the journey. Based mostly on her criticism, police registered a case and launched an investigation to establish and apprehend the accused.

Labour rights activist dies of sickness

Noorjahan, 45, state committee member of Communist Get together of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and district basic secretary of Centre of Indian Commerce Unions (CITU), handed away at a hospital on Saturday after a quick sickness.

Along with her demise, the labour motion, significantly within the unorganised sector, has misplaced a powerful and dedicated chief.

Noorjahan’s life was marked by relentless battle for staff’ rights. Beneath the banner of CITU, she spearheaded a number of actions advocating for Anganwadi staff, ASHA workers, Gram Panchayat staff, and municipal staff. She constantly raised points equivalent to low wages, poor working circumstances, and lack of job safety, and performed a key function in bringing staff’ issues to the eye of the federal government.

Leaders from varied organisations condoled her dying. CPI(M) State Secretary John Wesley, State Government Member Abbas, and Nataka members Prasad paid tributes. CITU State Vice President Bhupal and Jayalakshmi additionally expressed grief.

Get together chief Vijaya Raghavan, All India Agricultural Employees’ Union Secretary P. Venkat, CID State Common Secretary Bhaskar, and Vice President S. Shram conveyed their condolences and remembered her as a devoted chief who labored tirelessly for the welfare of staff.

Man held for making an attempt to electrocute mother-in-law in Jagtial

A home dispute almost turned deadly after a person allegedly tried to electrocute his mother-in-law in Jagadevpet village of Velgatoor mandal in Jagtial district on Sunday.

The accused, Gagireddy Mallareddy, 48, was arrested by Velgatoor police following a criticism lodged by the sufferer, Rajamma.

In response to police, the incident stemmed from a long-standing marital dispute between Mallareddy and his spouse Padma, who had been married 25 years in the past. Following frequent quarrels, Padma had moved to her mother and father’ home together with their two kids.

Harbouring resentment in opposition to his mother-in-law, whom he blamed for the separation, Mallareddy allegedly deliberate to get rid of her. Beneath the quilt of evening, he reportedly linked reside electrical wires to the metallic elements of the doorways at Rajamma’s home, meaning to electrocute her when she opened them within the morning. Nevertheless, Rajamma narrowly escaped with a gentle shock when she opened the door at daybreak. Suspecting foul play, she alerted neighbours and later approached the police.
Police inspected the scene and located proof {of electrical} tampering. A case has been registered in opposition to the accused below related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for tried homicide. He was taken into custody and remanded.

Unlawful LPG Refilling Racket Busted in Jalpally; One Arrested

Police busted an unlawful fuel refilling exercise and arrested one Datta Baburao Mane for unauthorised dealing with and sale of LPG cylinders in Jalpally on Sunday. The Pahadishareef police, appearing on credible info, raided the fuel repairing store positioned in Sriram Colony, Balapur police stated. They discovered Mane refilling fuel from home LPG cylinders into smaller cylinders with out legitimate licences or authorisation.

He allegedly confessed that he has been participating within the unlawful fuel refilling exercise for the previous 1-2 months. Officers discovered an empty home cylinder and a full home cylinder, a five-kilogram and a four-kilogram empty cylinder and a fuel filling pipe. Authorities registered a case below Part 7 of the Important Commodities Act and are investigating the case. They said that Mane has been taken into custody, they usually seized the cylinders for additional authorized motion.

DGP Shivadhar Reddy Inaugurates Police Housing, Stresses Strict Visitors Enforcement

Director Common of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Sunday urged officers to deal with highway security as a mass motion, stressing that “life is extra necessary than pace”. He visited the Ramagundam Police Commissionerate to inaugurate a number of infrastructure initiatives and took part in evaluation conferences.

At Godavarikhani IB Colony, the DG inaugurated a contemporary police housing advanced constructed by the Police Housing Company. Constructed at a price of `12.29 crore, 19 housing items had been constructed for ACPs, RIs, RSIs, ARSIs, and constables. Later, he inaugurated the police station constructing at Kannepalli in Mancherial district, together with MLA Gaddam Vinod and Collector Kumar Deepak

In Asifabad, he opened a “Helmet Chowk” and a library in a former police station, and distributed 1,000 helmets to motorists.

Throughout visits to Ramagundam and Komaram Bheem Asifabad districts, he known as for strict enforcement of helmet and seat belt guidelines, motion in opposition to drunk driving, and wider public consciousness campaigns.

Two AP Ladies Nabbed with Ganja at Secunderabad Railway Station

In a joint operation Secunderabad Railway Police (GRP), EAGLE crew and RPF on Sunday arrested girls for allegedly 866 kg of ganja price `3,93,300. Panchadi Rukmini and Setti Kasulamma, natives of AP, had been arrested on the Secunderabad railway station platform, GRP DSP S.N. Jawed

stated. The accused had allegedly introduced the contraband from Visakhapatnam, Jawed stated. IGP, railway and highway security Ok. Ramesh Naidu, appreciated the work and stated the personnel can be rewarded.

Ganja-Crazed Bikers Go on a Rampage in Jiyaguda, Assault Aged Auto Driver

Two bikers reportedly below the affect of ganja created a ruckus in Jiyaguda, driving their automobiles in a harmful method and threatening motorists, Kulsumpura police stated. Throughout their run, they reportedly rammed into an autorickshaw and tried to assault the aged driver.

An area, Mahipal, stated he had his pal Joginder Singh had tried to cease the duo. “They had been abusive and threatened us with dire penalties if we did not cease chasing them,” Mahipal stated.

“As we slowed our bike, they hit an autorickshaw coming from the other way. They tried to assault its driver,” Mahipal alleged. The accused then got here throughout a automotive with one other aged particular person on the wheel, and allegedly threatened him.

By then, locals had collect on the spot and tried to pressure the duo right into a slim lane in Jiyaguda. They escaped however returned with their associates, went to the autorickshaw driver’s home and assaulted him.

One of many locals known as the Kulsumpura police who went to the scene and commenced investigations. Police additionally checked CCTV footage. Sources stated the accused who belonged to a close-by locality had been recognized by means of their car quantity.

Automotive Gutted in Fireplace Sparked by Careless Smoking at Paramount Colony

Careless cigarette smoking led to a hearth at a car parking zone close to Paramount Colony wherein a parked automotive was gutted. “We obtained a hearth name at 7 pm and rushed with Panjagutta’s station’s multi-purpose water tender. The crew extinguished the fireplace,” stated Jubilee Hills station home officer P. Sai Reddy. Officers stated the swift motion of the fireplace brigade ensured that the fireplace didn’t unfold. There have been no experiences casualties, Sai Reddy stated.