Hyderabad: In an act of bravery, a police constable posted in Kushaiguda saved the life of a vegetable vendor during a firing incident on Friday evening.
The incident occurred after a suspect, Gajaraj Singh, 52, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, entered into a fight with one D. Tulasi Babu, 26. Passersby noticed the duo fighting and alerted the police. Gajraj meanwhile pulled out his country-made weapon and aimed at Tulasi Babu. Constable Chakrapani Reddy, who had rushed to the spot by then, swooped and caught Gajraj.
Gajraj, who was not prepared for this, fired at Tulasi but missed him. Rachak-onda police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat appreciated Chakrapani’s effort in saving a life and gave him a cash reward of Rs 10,000. He said that Chakrapani rushed to the spot and found Gajraj aiming his weapon at Tulasi Babu.
“Gajraj has been detained and the weapon and four live bullets were seized from his possession,” the commissioner said, adding that he is booked under charges of attempt to murder and Arms Act.
Police said somebody from the crowd dialed 100 at around 6.30 pm to inform cops about a fight at EC Nagar in Cherlapally.
