Woman Found Dead As Car Falls Into Nagarjunasagar Canal, Husband Missing

Nalgonda: The State Disaster Response Team on Sunday recovered a car from the Nagarjunasagar Left Canal at Mukundapuram in Nidmanoor mandal of Nalgonda, and found the body of a woman inside.

The car, in which Tallam Pullaiah and his wife Padma, residents of Kampasagar in Tripuraram mandal, were travelling, plunged into the canal on Saturday night after the driver reportedly lost control.

Following the incident, an SDRF team rushed to the spot and launched a search operation. Using a crane, the team lifted the vehicle from the canal on Sunday. Padma’s body was found inside the car, while her husband remained missing. Search operations were continuing for him.

District collector B. Chandrashekhar and superintendent of police Sharath Chandra Pawar visited the site and reviewed the rescue efforts. Speaking to officials, the collector said search operations could not be taken up immediately after the car fell into the canal at around 7.30 pm on Saturday due to night conditions. He said the operation began early on Sunday morning, with the car being lifted first, leading to the recovery of Padma’s body. Efforts to trace Pullaiah were continuing.

Officials said the couple was returning to their native place after consulting a doctor at a hospital in Miryalaguda, where Pullaiah had been undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in a road accident a few months ago.