Drunken Man Arrested For Resisting Breath Test

Anantapur:Anantapur police arrested a drunken man after he created a nuisance when traffic police tried to conduct a breath-analyser test on him. Sources said traffic police had been conducting a drunken driving test on the Bellary bypass road on August 7 when Ranga Raja Reddy of Kurugunta arrived there on his motorcycle in an inebriated state.

Police asked him to take the breath-analyser test, which he resisted. He went on to attack traffic constable Bhaskar who tried to conduct the test. Police immediately detained Ranga Raja Reddy. Fourth town police arrested him based on a complaint lodged by the traffic constable.

Fourth Town circle inspector Venkatesh said they produced Ranga Raja Reddy before the court, which ordered him to undergo 14-day judicial custody. Police also seized his two wheeler.

Train theft: Gold, laptops, mobile phones seized at Nellore railway station; one held

Nellore:In a joint operation, the government railway police and the railway protection force recovered stolen property including gold ornaments weighing 143 grams, two laptops and two mobile phones from a person at Nellore railway station on Wednesday.

The seizure is linked to seven theft cases registered at Gudur, Nellore and Kavali railway police stations.

Officers noticed a “suspicious” individual preparing to board the Jan Shatabdi Express on the north side of the station. He was detained and a search conducted. This led to the recovery of several gold items including chains, rings, Mangal Sutra, Lakshmi Coin, pearl gold chain with matching ear-studs, two laptops and two mobile phones.

The accused was Kattamanchi Govardhan alias Karthik Aravind Reddy 39, son of K Reddappa, resident of CRPF quarters, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad.

Ganja smuggler sentenced to 10 years RI, ₹1 lakh fine

Visakhapatnam:Chodavaram IX Additional District Judge Hari Narayana on Wednesday sentenced Gollavelli Srinivasa Rao, 43, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh for his involvement in a ganja smuggling case. The judge said in case Srinivasa Rao fails to pay the fine, he will serve an additional two years and six months of simple imprisonment.

Police apprehended Srinivasa Rao, a resident of Bailapudi village in Anakapalli district, on July 9, 2015, when sub-inspector A. Koteshwara Rao and his team had been conducting vehicle checks at Chettupalli village. Srinivasa Rao tried to flee but the police team present caught him. They found him carrying a plastic bundle containing 20 kg of ganja.

Investigations revealed that Srinivasa Rao had been procuring ganja at low prices from agency areas near Paderu and selling it for higher prices in Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam areas.

Police charge-sheeted Srinivasa Rao and produced him before the Chodavaram court. Additional public prosecutor U. Venkata Rao presented strong evidence against the accused along with testimonies of witnesses, which led to Srinivasa Rao's conviction.

Pregnant woman rides doli, walks 7 km before delivery

Visakhapatnam:In a grim reminder of lack of facilities in tribal regions, a nine-month pregnant woman of Chintalapalem village in Pedakota panchayat of Anantagiri mandal in Alluri Seetharama Raju district had to endure a harrowing journey on Wednesday, including walking over 7 km, before reaching a hospital for delivery.

Gemmela Janakamma went into labour on Wednesday. With no proper roads or transport facilities, her family carried her through a dense forest terrain in a doli. She then had to walk 7 km to reach the Pinakota Area Hospital. Her ordeal highlights the persistent neglect of basic infrastructure in remote villages.

“Even after 78 years of independence, our village still lacks road connectivity. It is a threat to our lives,” said Demudu, a family member.

Locals urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan to take note of the incident.

ACB Courts extends judicial remand of 12 liquor accused to Aug. 26

Vijayawada:The ACB Court has extended the judicial remand to the 12 accused in the multi-crore AP liquor scam case to August 26 when they were produced before the court here on Wednesday.

The court granted permission as the AP CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) asked for some more time to investigate the case and sought extension of judicial remand.

Meanwhile, the main accused Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy raised doubts over the seizure of Rs 11 crore in Hyderabad involved in the liquor scam and alleged that the authorities were trying to destroy the evidence in the seizure of the cash and wanted inquiry on call data records with an independent agency to find out the facts.