Jewellery Shop in Alwal Burgled
Hyderabad Fire: Audio of victim seeking help surfaces
Hyderabad: Unidentified assailants broke into a jewellery shop in Alwal on Thursday night, reportedly decamping with items worth `5 lakh. According to police, the incident came to light on Friday morning, after the owner of Mamata Sai Jewellers in Avenue Colony, found the jewellery missing when he opened the shop. Police said it appeared that the assailants had broken open the shutter to enter the shop. While the burglary was recorded on a CCTV camera, the assailants had covered their faces with a black mask to avoid identification. A case was registered and further investigation into the incident is underway.
Police, RAF march in Charminar division
The police, in coordination with the Rapid Action Force (RAF), conducted an area familiarisation exercise across sensitive and problematic zones within the Charminar division, according to a statement issued by Mirchowk ACP G. Shyam Sunder.
The march commenced at Volta Hotel and proceeded for 1.5 km, concluding within the Bhavaninagar police limits. From there, it entered the Rein Bazar police jurisdiction, covering a further stretch of approximately 2 km along Talabkatta Road to Badabazaar, the statement added.
Hyderabad Fire: Audio of victim seeking help surfaces
A purported phone recording of a man who died in the recent fire at a furniture showroom here, pleading for help as the blaze broke out, has surfaced.
In the audio, Imtiaz, a driver associated with the showroom, is heard telling someone outside that he was unable to escape. “All three of us, including two children, will die. There is no exit here,” he said in distress, seeking rescue.
On the day of the incident, Imtiaz and others were trapped in one of the cellars as flames spread. While the person on the other end advised him to move to the second cellar, Imtiaz said he could not find a way out. The sounds of children gasping for breath are also audible in the recording.
A police official, when contacted, said the audio had come to their notice but its authenticity is yet to be verified.
Five people, including two children and an elderly woman, died of asphyxiation after a fire broke out on January 24 in the four-storey building housing a furniture shop at Nampally. PTI