Hyderabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner and chief of SIT probing phone-tapping case, V. C. Sajjanar on Friday sent a notice to BRS leader R.S. Praveen Kumar asking him to furnish within two days details of seven criminal cases purportedly registered against him.Praveen Kumar, a retired IPS officer, had claimed earlier in the day that seven criminal cases were registered against Sajjanar.The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader made the allegation at a press conference while targeti…
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Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) ‘C-Mitra’ — the novel initiative launched by the Hyderabad Police to assist victims of cybercrime in registering First Information Reports (FIRs) without having to visit a police station, has facilitated over 100 FIRs in 10 days.Police said the initiative, the first of its kind in the country, has begun yielding significant results. The virtual help desk has reached out to 1,000 victims, resulting in the registration of over 100 First Information Reports (FIRs).Launched…
Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A city court granted bail to two journalists of Telugu news channel NTV on Thursday, in a case relating to the telecast of an alleged defamatory story about a minister and woman IAS officer. Reporter Dasari Sudheer and input editor Donthu Ramesh, who were arrested on early Wednesday, were produced before a magistrate at his residence late in the night.The police sought judicial custody of the journalists but the magistrate rejected the demand and ordered their release on…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Telangana minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday condemned the arrest of some journalists by the state police on a festival day in connection with a case for allegedly telecasting fake news about a minister and a woman IAS officer.Taking exception to the arrest of journalists without issuing prior notice, Harish Rao spoke to Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy over the phone and demanded their release.Urging the polic…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Banned Chinese manja claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Avidesh, a native of Uttar Pradesh. According to police, the incident occurred when Avidesh was travelling on a motorcycle and the manja of a flying kite got entangled around his neck and caused a deep cut. The man died on the spot due to profuse bleeding.Police have registered a case and taken up an investigation in the case.T…
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Ahead of the Sankranti festival, Hyderabad Police intensified their special drive against Chinese manja and seized contraband worth Rs 43 lakh during the last four days.The police have stepped up enforcement against the banned Chinese manja (synthetic/nylon kite string) to curb its sale, storage, and transportation in the city.Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said on Monday that the special drive is underway across the city. From January 8 to January 11, the p…
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Intensifying its drive against banned Chinese Manja, Hyderabad police seized a large quantity of the contraband item worth Rs 1.24 crore and arrested 143 people.Ahead of the Sankranti festival, the authorities stepped up enforcement against the banned Chinese Manja (synthetic/nylon kite string) to curb its sale, storage, and transportation across the city.Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar told a news conference that as part of the ongoing drive, the police registered 103…
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Hyderabad Police V. C. Sajjanar said on Monday that there will be zero tolerance for Chinese Manja, which is already banned in Telangana. He said that Chinese Manja is a silent killer that has caused serious injuries and even deaths of pedestrians, two-wheeler riders, birds, and animals.Hyderabad police have formed special teams to curb its illegal manufacture, storage, transport, and sale.“Any person found manufacturing or selling Chinese Manja will face strict legal a…
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) As many as 2,731 people were caught driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol during New Year celebrations in three police commissionerates covering Greater Hyderabad. In the special drive undertaken by police on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1, a total of 1,198 drunk drive cases were booked in Hyderabad commissionerate limits.Police in Cyberabad booked 928 cases while 605 motorists were caught in Rachakonda commissionerate.The Hyderabad traffic p…
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) With just hours left for New Year celebrations, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar has warned tipplers that there will be zero tolerance for drunk driving.He announced special drunken driving checks will be conducted in 120 areas of the city on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1. This special drive will continue throughout the first week of January.The Commissioner said vehicles of those caught driving under the influence of alcohol will be seiz…