Crime

Hyderabad, Oct.14 (PMI): A 72-year-old woman from Nampally in Hyderabad allegedly lost Rs.2.20 crore to cybercriminals posing as CBI officers in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. The fraudsters contacted the senior citizen through a video call and claimed that a parcel containing illegal drugs had been booked in her name and …

Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police B. Sumathi IPS said the prime accused, U. Mallesh, allegedly conspired with his cousin and friend to steal arms and ammunition from the Bolarum military armoury, with the alleged intention of using the weapons in robberies and selling them to arms buyers. HYDERABAD, Oct 4 (Shoukat–PMI) Bolarum …

“Borabanda Police executed PD Act orders against Vemula Sarala for her alleged repeated involvement in the illegal sale of liquor, warning that the PD Act would be invoked against habitual offenders operating unauthorized belt shops.” Hyderabad, Sept. 28 (Shoukat-PMI) Borabanda Police have executed Preventive Detention (PD) Act orders against an alleged …

The ACB is conducting searches at 13 locations linked to NIMS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar over allegations of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Hyderabad, Sept 22 (Shoukat-PMI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday conducted searches at the residence and office of Dr. Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar, Deputy …

Hyderabad, Sept 21 (PMI) Officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department seized 28.163 kg of ganja in two separate cases in Hyderabad and arrested three persons allegedly involved in transporting the contraband from Visakhapatnam to the city. In the first case, Excise officials seized 7.163 kg of ganja near the RK …

Hyderabad, Sept.3 (Shoukat-PMI): Narayanguda Police of Khairatabad Zone on Thursday arrested a laptop theft offender and an alleged receiver and recovered 19 stolen laptops worth around Rs.7.6 lakh, linking them to 16 theft cases reported in Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Commissionerates. The arrested persons were identified as Sangishetty Vineeth (29), a …

Hyderabad, August  7 ( Ali Abbas-PMI): The Saidabad Police have arrested a 21-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in connection with the murder of a man in Singareni Colony, bringing a swift breakthrough in the case reported on August 4. The accused, identified as E. Suman (21), allegedly murdered Mohd. Fasi Ahmed Ameer …

Along with the drugs, police seized two unused syringes, one knife, and around Rs 16,000 in cash. Hyderabad, July 9 (PMI): In a major anti-drug operation, Attapur  Police busted an alleged narcotics distribution network and arrested five accused involved in the illegal possession, transportation, and sale of banned narcotic drugs …

The Telangana ACB uncovered disproportionate assets worth Rs 17.94 crore allegedly amassed by R&B Engineer-in-Chief Mohan Naik Jarupla during his government service. Hyderabad, June 9 (PMI): The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Mohan Naik Jarupla, Engineer-in-Chief of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department, for …

In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, Telangana CID dismantled a nationwide Dafabet betting network and arrested 11 accused involved in routing betting proceeds through a complex web of mule bank accounts across multiple states. Hyderabad, June 1 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI) : In a significant break through against illegal …