Woman Murdered Before Husband In Sangareddy

Police said the couple, Anil Kumar, 37 and Meena Devi, 35, natives of Bihar, were returning home to Venkateshwara Colony after buying vegetables at Shanthakulam when their bike broke down near Gandigudem sports complex around 9.30 pm.

In the darkness, the armed men who had been hiding in the bushes intercepted the bike. Two of them restrained Anil while the others pulled Meena Devi into the thickets. Despite her cries for help, one assailant held her hands while another killed her.

Anil, who tried to resist, was also attacked with daggers. The assailants then fled on bikes with their headlamps switched off, escaping through a side road near the sports complex.

“We suspect it is a pre‑planned murder. The injured Anil has been shifted to a private hospital and his statement recorded. Two special teams have been formed to trace and arrest the assailants,” a police officer said.

Investigators disclosed that the couple had moved to the city a few years ago, with Anil working as a contractor in a roller mill. Police suspect previous enmity involving known persons of Meena Devi may have led to the crime.

A case of murder and attempt to murder has been registered. The victim’s body was shifted to Sangareddy government hospital for post‑mortem. “Due to lack of CCTV cameras, investigation is being conducted using human intelligence and scientific evidence,” said Moola Ravinder Reddy, SHO, IDA Bolaram police station.

Realtor family dupes woman of ₹10 crore in investment fraud

A Hyderabad-based real estate and construction business family allegedly cheated investors of nearly ₹10 crore by promising monthly returns of four per cent on deposits through their ventures, police said.

The Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing (EOW) registered a case against Boddula Vani, her husband Boddula Vijay, mother-in-law Boddula Bala Mani and others following a complaint by a 38-year-old homemaker from Manikonda.

Police said the accused, who were engaged in real estate and construction activities and ran ASR Heights Private Limited, projected themselves as successful developers handling major construction projects and sought large investments by assuring attractive monthly returns.

According to the complaint, the accused persuaded the woman, her relatives, friends and several others to invest money in their ventures. After her husband's death, they allegedly convinced her to invest larger sums by claiming the returns would provide financial support to her family.

The complainant alleged that between 2022 and 2024, she transferred and handed over about `10 crore through bank transfers and cash transactions. The accused allegedly paid partial returns of around `2.25 crore initially before stopping repayments.

When she sought the return of her money, the accused allegedly threatened, intimidated and harassed her. She also alleged that she was wrongfully confined during a confrontation at the accused's residence in April 2025 and that her mobile phone was damaged to prevent her from recording the incident.

The complainant submitted bank records, promissory notes, audio and video recordings, and other financial documents in support of her allegations.

Police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 5 of the Telangana State Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999. An investigation is underway to verify the financial transactions, identify other possible victims and examine the allegations.

Mastermind held in Gandipet fake GO land case

Cyberabad police arrested alleged mastermind Veladi Radhakrishna, 53, and his driver Gyara Praveen Kumar, 34, in a fake government order (GO) and illegal land transaction case involving government land at Gandipet, police said.

Serilingampally DCP Ch. Srinivas said Narsingi police identified the accused and arrested them in connection with conspiracy, forgery and illegal land dealings. Three persons from Gandipet village had been arrested earlier in the case.

Police said Radhakrishna had worked as an outsourcing employee in the Information Technology and Communication department in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Secretariat between 2006 and 2009. He later allegedly posed as a deputy collector and advocate, promising jobs, land regularisation, pattadar passbooks and official permissions.

Several cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust cases had earlier been registered against him in Karimnagar, Rajendranagar, Neredmet, Godavarikhani, Moinabad and Kurnool districts, police said.

Investigators alleged that Radhakrishna shifted to land fraud and contacted persons claiming ownership over government poramboke land in Survey No. 18 of Gandipet village under Narsingi police station limits. Though the land belonged to the government, he allegedly assured buyers that regularisation, succession and permissions could be obtained.

Police alleged that fake GOs, fabricated CCLA proceedings, forged no-objection certificates and official letters bearing forged signatures of senior officials were created to make the documents appear genuine. Financial transactions worth nearly ₹12 crore allegedly took place as part of the conspiracy.

Police seized fabricated government documents, five laptops, 12 cheque books, 13 stamps, seven bank passbooks, 10 ATM cards and 31 land-related documents from the accused. Further investigation is on to arrest the absconding accused and trace the financial trail.

1,036 drunk drivers booked in Cyberabad, Malkajgiri weekend drives

Traffic police booked 1,036 motorists for drunk driving across Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri during weekend special drives, police said.

Hyderabad Traffic Police caught 475 motorists on May 29 and 30. They included 397 two-wheeler riders, 36 three-wheeler drivers and 42 four-wheeler and other vehicle drivers. Police said nine motorists had blood alcohol concentration levels above 300 mg/100 ml.

In Cyberabad, police booked 293 drunk drivers. Of them, 241 were two-wheeler riders, 11 were three-wheeler drivers, 39 were four-wheeler drivers and two were heavy vehicle drivers. Police said 23 motorists recorded BAC levels between 301 mg/100 ml and 550 mg/100 ml.

Malkajgiri Traffic Police booked 268 offenders between May 24 and 30, including 232 two-wheeler riders, six three-wheeler drivers, 29 four-wheeler drivers and one heavy vehicle driver. Six motorists had BAC levels above 300 mg/100 ml.

Officials said the offenders would be produced before courts. Motorists causing fatal accidents while driving under the influence would face charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, punishable with up to 10 years in jail and fine, police warned.

Courts disposed of 173 drunk driving cases in Cyberabad and 142 in Malkajgiri last week, imposing fines, jail terms and social service.

3 killed in lightning strikes in Asifabad

Three persons died in separate lightning incidents in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday.

Pendore Lingu, village headman of Kautaguda (G) in Asifabad mandal, was killed after being struck by lightning while taking shelter under a tree during rain.

In another incident in Khariguda village of Rebbena mandal, a couple — Tekam Madhu, 50, and his wife Raju Bai — died after lightning struck them while they were working in agricultural fields and had taken shelter under a tree.

Another woman, Atram Gangu, sustained severe injuries in the incident.

DCA raids medical shop for illegal drug sale

Officials of the Telangana Drug Control Administration raided SVR Medicals in Ramanthapur and seized habit-forming drugs allegedly being sold illegally without prescriptions, officials said on Sunday.

The medical shop was operated by V. Raju and V. Savitha, officials said. During the raid, officers found Codeine-containing Tossex cough syrup and Tramadol-containing Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus capsules being sold indiscriminately.

Officials said the shop had violated Drugs Rules by selling Schedule H1 drugs without prescriptions from registered medical practitioners, failing to maintain sales bills and not producing the Schedule H1 drug register.

Twenty bottles of Tossex cough syrup, each of 120 ml, were seized along with records related to habit-forming drugs.

The DCA said illegal sale of habit-forming drugs by a medical shop is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act with imprisonment of up to two years.

The public may report illegal drug-related activities to the DCA toll-free number 1800-599-6969 between 10.30 am and 5 pm on working days.

Woman's murder shrouded in mystery

A 35‑year‑old woman was murdered near IDA Bolaram on Saturday night in what initially appeared to be an attack by unidentified assailants.

The deceased, identified as Meena Devi, and her husband Anil Kumar, natives of Bihar residing in Venkateswara Colony, had gone to a market on Saturday night. While returning home on a motorcycle, the bike reportedly stopped near Gandigudem Kridaprangnam. Anil Kumar told police that a group of unidentified persons suddenly emerged from nearby bushes, attacked him, dragged his wife into the bushes, slit her throat and fled. He claimed to have suffered injuries while trying to rescue her.

Based on his complaint, police registered a case and launched an investigation.

During the preliminary probe, investigators found no ornaments missing and no signs of sexual assault, ruling out robbery or assault by strangers. Police are examining all angles and continuing their investigation.