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IAS officer, son arrested in driver's murder case

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March 22, 2017

Hyderabad, Mar 22: The Hyderabad Police today arrested an IAS officer of Telangana and his son in connection with the murder of their driver here last week. Dharavath Venkateswara Rao, Joint Secretary at Agriculture Corporation, and his son Dharavath Venkata Sukruth were arrested in connection with the murder of B Nagaraju, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) A Venkateshwara Rao.

driverwifeVenkata (19) is a law student. Nagaraju, whose body was found in a gunny bag on Sunday, was the driver of the bureaucrat's wife. Venkata and Nagaraju were close to each other and often consumed liquor together. On the night of March 17, both of them went to the terrace of a building in Yousufguda area and consumed liquor. The teenager got into a heated argument with Nagaraju after he allegedly touched him inappropriately, the DCP said.

"A scuffle ensued during which Venkata hit the driver on his head with a brick, killing him on the spot. After this Venkata left the place," he said. In the wee hours of March 18, Venkata went to the terrace and came back with Nagaraju's mobile phone. "He later threw the mobile phone of Nagaraju and told his father and other family members about the murder. His father suggested that the body be disposed," said the senior police official.

Venkata went to the terrace and wrapped the decomposed body in a bed-sheet and put it in a gunny bag. He was taking the body near the lift on the fifth floor when his movement aroused the suspicion of residents, who called the police. The teenager managed to escape from the spot, leaving behind the gunny bag. A watchman and a fruit seller saw the IAS officer leaving the building where the crime took place, the DCP said.

Police later recovered the decomposed body. During investigation, police identified the body as that of Nagaraju. Based on CCTV footage, they identified Venkata and detained him yesterday for questioning. Venkata was arrested for murder and his father for trying to destroy evidence and harbouring an offender, he said. The IAS officer fainted in the Jubilee Hills police station due to exhaustion. He was admitted in a hospital, where his condition is now stated to be fine, the DCP said.

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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July 12,2020

Visakhapatnam, Jul 12: A man of Kotturu village in Anakapalle mandal in Visakhapatnam has allegedly died by suicide after losing money in online gambling.

According to his friends, 24-years-old Doddi Venkata Aravind died after losing money in online gambling. However, Police is yet to ascertain the cause of death.

"This noon at around 1 pm (July 11), one Bhavani reported to us that her son Doddi Venkata Aravind (24), has committed suicide by hanging himself at their house," said Sub-inspector Chakradhar Rao.

"We think he might have committed suicide due to financial or any other problems. Full details will be known in the investigation. Whether he had lost in online gambling, we don't know the details," he added.

The police have filed a case and an investigation is underway.

DV Aravind worked as a junior engineer in a private mining company at Rayagada, Odisha. He came to his mother's place three days ago. 

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May 28,2020

Hyderabad, MAY 28: A three-year-old boy who accidentally fell into a newly drilled open borewell in Telangana's Medak district was found dead in the early hours of Thursday, police said.

The kid's body was retrieved at around 4 am after a nearly 10 hours' long rescue operation involving different agencies, they said.

"He died a while before we evacuated him, most likely due to the mud that covered him from the top sealing off necessary oxygen supply, " Medak District Superintendent of Police Chandana Deepti told PTI.

The boy had accidentally slipped into the 120- feet borewell at around 5 pm on Wednesday in an agricultural field located in Papannapet mandal of the district when he was walking with his grandfather and father, police earlier said.

As part of rescue efforts, a parallel trench was dug along the borewell hole with the help of earth excavating machines and oxygen was supplied into it, but the efforts went in vain as the boy's body was found stuck at a depth of around 25 feet, the police said.

Apart from the police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were also involved in the rescue operation.

The borewell into which the child fell was one among the three dug by the family since Tuesday night to try and find water for their fields. But none of them yielded any water, police had said.

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