Tension prevailed in Khammam municipality when the police arrested TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao after he unveiled the statue of Telugu Desam Party founder N T Rama Rao on the banks of a canal to mark his 16th death anniversary.
The district administration and police raised serious objection for installing the statue without the permission of the local municipality. However, the TDP activists had a heated argument with the police and district officials and unveiled the statue. The activists asked as to how the district administration permitted the installation of statue of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at other important places.
With the situation going out of control, the police lathicharged the TDP activists and took the MP into custody. He was then shifted to Three Town police station. In protest against the arrest, the TDP activists later staged dharna in front of the police station. (INN)
2012/2/9 14:00:21 Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader Nama Nageshwar Rao on Thursday ridiculed the meeting of Congress MPs to discuss the Railway Budget.
Nageshwar Rao said that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy held the meeting with Congress MPs at an inappropriate time. He said the Railway Budget gets finalised at least two months before it is presented. Therefore, there was no point in holding a meeting now to discuss demands to be raised during the budget.
The TDP leader said that the Railways Ministry had sent a letter to the State Government on January 12 seeking its suggestions for the railway budget. However, the government did not respond to the letter. He said at least Rs 22,000 crore would be required to complete the pending railway projects in the State. However, the Congress MPs made demands worth only a few hundred crore rupees. (INN)
Contract marriage racket busted, 6, including two Sudanese held
2011/6/28 3:42:19 Moghalpura police on Tuesday broke a sexual slavery racket, organised under the guise of marriage by arresting six persons, including two Sudanese Nationals, two women, a Qazi and his assistant, for forcing a poor girl to undergo a forced marriage and ruining her life.
The police identified the six arrested as Mohammed Elshafie Mohammed Elhassan alias Ansari (25), a Sudanese student residing in Khairtabad, his friend and countryman Khaled el-Rashid Khalid (27), Zahera Begum and Ghousia Begum, both Hyderabadis who acted as touts, Qazi Syed Shakeeluddin alias Shakeel Ahmed and Syed Abdul Malik, another Qazi who assisted Shakeel.
The case came to light when a 16-year-old girl made her way to the police station on June 23, 2011 and revealed the gory details of the legalised sexual slavery under the guise of ‘marriage.’
The girl, shocked the police by revealing that not only was she forced to marry the Sudanese student, but also forced to affix her thumb impressions on a blank bond paper so that he could ‘divorce’ her when the time for him to leave the country came.
Meanwhile, she would serve him as an object of sexual satisfaction, besides living like a maid, carrying out his bidding and taking care of daily needs.
The girl told the police that her marriage was performed on June 9, 2011, without her consent, at the behest of her mother and two brokers.
The girl also revealed that the two Qazis had taken her thumb impression on blank bond papers and against her consent, the Sudanese ‘bridegroom’ Ansari sexually molested her.
The victim further revealed to the police that the two Qazis had performed marriage and Sudanese has paid Rs 50,000 as ‘Meher’ to her mother. This money was by the two touts who connived with Qazis and Ansari.
Seeking police protection, the girl told the police that she had been confined to the groom’s apartment in Khairtabad against her will where his friend Khalid also made sexual advances towards her.
The police swung into action and registered a case in Cr No 66/2011 under Sections 366, 366(A), 376, 354, 420, 109, 498-A read with 34 IPC, and took up investigation. The police said that relevant sections of Immoral Trafficking Act will be added later.
The police, in the course of their investigations, found out that the two women touts, Zahra Begum, a widow aged 40 yrs and Ghousia Begum aged 40, had been operating in old city and their purpose was to scout for poor minor girls and lure their parents into performing a marriage with foreigners.
The two women used to arrange a meeting with the two Qazis who then created Nikah Nama papers, showing that the girl has given her consent to marry a foreigner and she was a major.
The two touts also targeted foreign students studying in Hyderabad engaged them into a ‘contract’ marriage under the guise of Nikah with the girl.
These students paid Rs 50,000 to the girls’ parents, the amount which would be shared by the touts.
A Nikah would be subsequently performed, without the consent of the bride but with the consent of her parents. It may be mentioned her that a Nikah performed without the consent of the bride is invalid under Islamic Law and prohibited by the Qazzat in India.
The ‘bride’ is then taken by the ‘groom’ to live with him and become his ‘sexual slave’, till the time he stays in the country.
To protect himself and Qazis, on the very date of marriage they take signatures and thumb impression of the bride on a blank bond paper to create a document that she has executed Qula nama (divorce). This Qula Namah will be utilised at the time of his leaving the country.
The police, based on the complaint of the girl, raided the Ansari’s apartment and seized the passports of the two Sudanese nationals, one blank bond paper containing thumb impressions and signatures of the victim,
Two women touts Zahra Begum and Ghousia Begum, besides the two Quazis have also been arrested. Besides this, the original Nikah Nama and one blank bond paper containing thumb impression of the victim and two witnesses has also been seized.(INN)
2011/8/27 8:13:16 The Central Crime Station of Hyderabad City Police on Saturday busted a first of its kind online multi-level marketing racket and arrested seven people.
According to police, three persons - Tata Pramod, Nama Ajay Raj and Pinreddy Ravinder Reddy floated a company Vishwajyothi Realtor and started an online MLM website. Initial members became active and started promoting multilevel marketing in their areas and further bringing up more and more promoters.
Police say that the website http://vishwajyoyhi.biz.aspx was unique and introduced for the first time in Hyderabad by multilevel fraudsters. The website was linked up to its two bank accounts and members get money directly into their bank account. Thus, the faces of directors were unknown to many investors and promoters as entire transaction were taking place online.
The multilevel marketing that they started, spread like wildfire, especially in the districts of Warangal and Karimnagar. Within three months through website the three directors have made 11,000 members and some of them joined more than one scheme. The membership touched to 45,000 IDs and within three months the core promoters did turnovers of crores of rupees. According to police, the daily labourers, small vendors, farmers and Kirana merchants too started investing huge sums into Vishwabharathi to become rich overnight.
On receipt of complaint, a case was registered at the Punjagutta Police Station on Aug 11 and due to the magnitude of offence, it was transferred to the CCS Aug 19. In pursuance of the same, CCS police arrested the seven promoters and seized 5 laptops, net cash of Rs. 3 lakhs, one gold bracelet and frozen their bank accounts containing multilevel deposits of Rs. 29 Lakhs.
The CCS arrested Vangala Surender, Koripally Chokka Rao, Mula Yella Swamy, Veeramaneni Devender Rao, Sunkaraneni Pinakapani, Singa Venkat Raju and Shaik Nagul Meera and they are being sent to judicial remand.
The City Police has warned the general public not to indulge or take part in multilevel marketing in any form. As per law every member who promotes such business and enlist other members also will be prosecuted treating as promoters of multilevel marketing. (INN)
2011/9/14 18:20:22 A police constable attached to Shamirpet police station was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly trying to molest a housewife.
According to police, the constable Hari Krishna along with his friend Raju went to one Shiva Reddy's house in Indramma Colony on Tuesday night. Hearing a knock, a woman opened the door. Without saying anything, the constable and his friend held the woman's hand and dragged her outside asking her to come along with them. On hearing her shouting for help, her husband and neighbours came outside and rescued the woman.
However, the constable and his friend managed to escape from the scene. Later, the woman filed a complaint with the Shamirpet Police Station. After preliminary enquiry, the police registered a case and arrested the constable Hari Krishna along with his friend Raju. Further investigations are on. (INN)
2011/11/30 12:37:49 The Telugu Desam Party MPs on Wednesday staged a dharna before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament demanding immediate relief for the drought-hit farmers in the State.
The MPs led by TDP Parliamentary Party leader Nama Nageshwara Rao staged dharna demanding that the Centre pay Rs 10,000 per acre as compensation to all the farmers in the drought-hit areas of the State. They said that the State and Centre should take concrete steps to ensure that the agriculture become a profitable profession. They also asked the government to implement the recommendations of Swaminathan Committee for the welfare of farmers.
Nageswara Rao alleged that the state government has completely ignored the welfare of farmers, especially in the drought-hit areas. He said despite declaring over 800 mandals in the State as drought-hit, the government did not take any measures to provide relief to the affected farmers. He alleged that the hundreds of farmers have committed suicide due to drought, he asked the government to pay ex-gratia to the families of farmers who committed suicide. (INN)
2012/5/9 7:25:58 New Delhi, May 9 (INN): Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader Nama Nageswara Rao on Wednesday came down heavily on the political leaders for misusing the media to shield themselves from corruption and arrests.
Talking to media persons, Nama Nageswara Rao justified the freezing of bank accounts of Jagati Publications Limited and Indira Television, owned by Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Stating that the freedom of press has not been affected with the CBI's move, he said that the investigative agency should come out with the details of individuals and companies, who invested crores of rupees in Jagathi Publications and probe why they have invested such huge sum in Jagan's companies.
Nageshwara Rao accused Jagan Mohan Reddy of misusing the media to protect himself from corruption and from the arrest by the CBI. By using media, he alleged Jagan Mohan Reddy wants to cover up his illegal deeds that he resorted to accumulate wealth. He demanded that the government take over all ill gotten money of Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The TDP leader accused the ruling Congress party of having failed to protect the public wealth, which was looted by a section of leaders with the connivance of officials, despite the TDP alerting the government repeatedly.
Rajya Sabha member T Devender Goud slammed the Congress party for encouraging corrupt persons for its own survival.
Describing Jagan as the product of Congress, he said that the Kadapa MP has established the newspaper to protect his illegal assets from future probes.
Responding to seizure of bank accounts of Sakshi newspaper, he said that the law has every right to recover illegal properties from corrupt persons in the society.
2011/9/3 9:11:59 The City Police arrested two persons for possessing lethal knives in the limits of Dabeerpura Police Station.
According to police, a police team nabbed two persons - Syed Vikar and Raza Ali, both residents of Dabeerpura while they moving in a suspicious manner at Bood Ali Shah Khidki on Friday at about 4.30 pm. When they were searched, the policemen found two Jambiyas (large size lethal knives) in their possession. During interrogation, they confessed that they were trying to sell the knives to the needy customers.
The police registered a case under Arms Act against both the accused and further investigations are on. (INN)
2011/10/12 9:00:12 The Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar police on Wednesday arrested two foreign students who were trying to sell cocaine.
According to police, the accused - Mwinyi Kassim Mwaka, 34, of Tanzania and Hihab L Bin, 24, of Sudan have come to Hyderabad on students' visa for higher studies. They were living in a rented room at the Sanikpuri area in Secunderabad.
However, on Wednesday they were arrested by the police when they tried to sell cocaine to some youth in the SR Nagar police station limits. Police has also seized about 8.5 grams of cocaine from their possession. (INN)
2011/11/4 18:55:06 The clash between Minister Partha Sarathi and Mylavaram MLA Devineni Uma groups during Rachcha Banda program held at Reddy Gudem on Friday evening leads to high tension in the area. Hence, as a preventive measure police are gearing-up to arrest Devineni Uma. Police have reached his house in Gollapudi to arrest him.
2011/9/22 4:19:23 Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party Leader Nama Nageswara Rao on Thursday stated that the state government was cheating the poor and middle class people by promising to give a kilogram of rice for just one rupee.
Talking to media persons after paying tributes to party leader Damacharla Anjaneyulu on his death anniversary, Nageswara rao condemned the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for announcing a scheme to cheat people. He asked the Chief Minister to explain the logic as to how Rs 1 a kg rice was possible when the price of rice in the open market costs around Rs 35 a kg. He demanded that the Chief Minister release a white paper on collection of taxes from various departments and how it was spent for the welfare of people.
Stating that the financial position of State Government was not sound for implementation of such populist schemes, he asked the government to take concrete measures for the welfare of people.
Another TDP senior leader Varla Ramaiah demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation seize the properties of YSR Congress Party president Jaganmohan Reddy, against whom the disproportionate assets case is going on. (INN)
2012/1/21 12:15:40 The East Zone team of Commissioner’s Task Force raided an illegal Hukka Centre and arrested seven people.
According to police, the accused - Abdul Sayeed was running a Hukka centre at Kachiguda without obtaining prior permission from the authorities concerned and was also allowing teenagers for inhaling Hukka. Police also arrested Sebastian, Dennis Johnson, Nitesh Kale, Syed Zuber, Shaik Shahnawaz and Abhiskhek Joshi from the Hukka centre.
Police also seized six Hukka equipments from their possession. The accused and seized material were handed to the Kachiguda police station for further action. (INN)
2011/10/8 6:02:35 The Telugu Desam Party has announced that it would support the Telangana Bill when it is introduced in the Parliament.
Talking to reporters after attending the meeting of Telangana TDP Forum held at Telugu Desam Legislature Party office here on Saturday, TDP Parliamentary Party leader Nama Nageshwara Rao said that the TDP would be the first party to support the Telangana Bill, whenever it is introduced in the Parliament. However, he did not specify whether this decision has been approved by the party president N Chandrababu Naidu.
It may be mentioned that of six Lok Sabha MPs the party has, only two hails from Telangana region. Besides Nageshwara Rao who represents Khammam Lok Sabha seat, Rathod Ramesh represents Adilabad in the Telangana region. The other MPs - Konakalla Narayana Rao (Machilipatnam), Nimmala Kistappa (Hindupur), Naramalli Sivaprasad (Chittoor) and Modugula Venugopala Reddy (Narasaraopet) hail from Seemandhra region. Therefore, it is not yet clear whether the decision had the support of these four MPs. However, Nageshwara Rao tried to give a message that his party was not against Telangana.
Earlier, the Forum members discussed the strategy to detach the tag of anti-Telangana from the Telugu Desam Party. The members also discussed whether to go on an indefinite fast or take up padayatra in the region in support of statehood demand. The members also interacted with Chandrababu Naidu several times during the meeting.
Later talking to media persons, Forum convenor Errabeli Dayakar Rao said that the Centre must not delay the formation of Telangana State. He said that the TDP would not accept any changes in the demography of Telangana State and it should be of 10 districts with Hyderabad as its capital. He asked the Congress leaders to resign to their posts to create constitutional crisis in the State in order to mount further pressure on the Centre to grant statehood for the region.
Senior TDP leader T Devender Goud said that the Telangana was not an internal matter of the Congress party which could be resolved by the Congress High Command. He said that the UPA Government should respond quickly and resolve the matter which has been leading to unnecessary enmity between the people of two regions. (INN)
State Police postpone 5 KM Run Test for Muslim candidates
2012/4/30 3:51:38 Hyderabad, April 30 (INN): The State Police on Monday postponed the 5 KM Run Test for all the Muslim candidates who have applied for the posts of SCT SIS (Civil/AR/APSP) SPF and Station Fire Officer, 2011 in Hyderabad Range.
According to a press release, in view of the Ramzan festival, the candidates who have 5 KM Run Test for the above recruitment in between the dates of Ramzan fasting month from July 20 to August 21, they may participate for 5 KM Run Test on the new dates.
For Muslim candidates with Registration Numbers from 739001 to 747000, the 5KM Run Test will be held on September 3 and for those having Registration Numbers from 747001 to 763000 the test will be held on September 6. For further details, the candidates may contact the office of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hyderabad Range, at Lakdikapul.
2011/11/28 15:00:38 The City Police on Monday arrested Telangana Rashtra Samithi Vidhyarthi Vibhag (TRSV) president Balka Suresh in connection with the violent incidents that occurred during Million March held on March 10 in the city.
According to police, Suresh has been arrested by the officials of Task Force and the Central Crime Station in a joint operation. He has been booked under sections 147, 148, 427, 435, 332, 333, 188, 120(b) r/w 149 IPC and section 3 and 4 of prevention of public property damage act, 1984 and 7 (1) of the criminal law amendment act, 1952. “The cases were booked for unlawful assembly in connection with Million March, damaging statues on Tank Bund, attacking police personal, damaging police and media vehicles and also causing disturbance and obstruction at RTA office, Somajiguda, by forming unlawful assembly,” police said.
Suresh is involved in other criminal cases in connection with separate Telangana State agitation along with other accused, according to the Detective Department. (INN)
2011/9/25 8:28:37 Four police constables attached to different police stations have been arrested by the Jubilee Hills police for snatching money from a businessman.
According to police, the constables - Nageshwar Goud, Mahesh Goud, Mahesh Yadav and Mahesh Kumar intercept a businessman Vishnu Solanki at Road No 36, Banjara Hills. They snatched a bag from his possession which contained Rs 12 lakh cash. They told him that it was the black money that he was carrying. Threatening him of dire consequences, they kept the money and forced him to leave the place.
However, Vishnu filed a complaint with the senior officials about the incident. After an enquiry, the Jubilee Hills police arrested the four constables on Sunday and recovered Rs 10.5 lakh cash from their possession. (INN)
2011/11/29 15:35:07 The Hayathnagar police on Tuesday arrested one person who allegedly stole a bike by stabbing its owner.
Police say that the accused - Tirupati took lift from 24-year-old Maharishi while he was going on his bike near the Outer Ring Road in Hayathnagar. However, after a few moments he stabbed Maharishi with a knife and fled from the scene while taking his bike. Some passersby came to the rescue of Maharishi and informed the police. He was later shifted to a hospital where he is still undergoing treatment.
Based on bike's registration number, the Hayathnagar police traced Tirupati and arrested him on the charges of attempt to murder. (INN)
2011/11/2 7:58:05 Tension prevailed in Warangal West for several hours on Wednesday when the police finally arrested TRS MLA D Vinay Bhaskar on the charges of disrupting the AP formation day celebrations.
Nearly 100 policemen went to the MLA’s residence to take him into custody at around 8 pm on Tuesday. However, he told the police that he would surrender on Wednesday as he was suffering from Chikungunya. But the police refused to leave the place and insisted that the MLA come along with them.
On hearing the news, hundreds of TRS activists gathered and obstructed the police from arresting the legislator.
The tension continued till morning when the police finally arrested the legislator and first took him to the MGM Hospital for medical check-up. Later, he was produced before a magistrate who granted him bail. (INN)
2011/9/27 5:34:27 The police on Tuesday arrested Telangana United Front president Vimalakka in connection with the alleged attack on Emaar Properties office.
According to police, besides Vimalakka, the police also arrested 33 people in connection with the ransacking of Emaar Properties office and attacking their officials. All of them were arrested early on Tuesday morning. They were later produced before a magistrate, who remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days. The police have also seized 13 vehicles in this connection.
Following the magistrate directions, the police shifted Vimalakka and two other women to Chanchalguda Women's Jail and remaining 29 persons to Cherlapally Central Prision.
Meanwhile, Vimalakka staged a protest in the police station in protest against the police taking photographs of accused in the case for identification purpose. Vimalakka said that she would take up the matter with Home Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy seeking justice. (INN)
2011/12/9 15:42:37 The sleuths of North Zone team of Commissioner’s Task Force on Friday apprehended one person who was selling the used Railway General Tickets by fabricating the time.
According to police, the accused – Gannarapu Chandramouli, 32, used to collect about 50 to 60 used railway tickets from the passengers at Warangal or Kazipet Railway Station in the morning. Then after coming to Secunderabad Railway Station, he used to sell the used ticket to other passengers by modifying the date and time for almost half price.
Police have seized 20 used Railway Tickets worth of Rs 1100 from his possession. He was later handed over to Secunderabad Railway Police for further action.
Earlier, Chandramouli was arrested twice by the Railway Police and Task Force Police for similar offence. (INN)
The crucial by polls in Kadapa and Pulivendula will be held tomorrow. The situation in Kadapa is tense and the election commission has pressed into service a large number of police personnel in all the places in the two constituencies.
DGP Aravinda Rao stated that all arrangements are in place to conduct polls in a free and fair manner. Additional police forces are being brought in from Tamil Nadu and Kerala to be deployed in Kadapa.
Tension prevailed in Khammam municipality when the police arrested TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao after he unveiled the statue of Telugu Desam Party founder N T Rama Rao on the banks of a canal to mark his 16th death anniversary.
The Telugu Desam Party MPs on Wednesday staged a dharna before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament demanding immediate relief for the drought-hit farmers in the State.
The clash between Minister Partha Sarathi and Mylavaram MLA Devineni Uma groups during Rachcha Banda program held at Reddy Gudem on Friday evening leads to high tension in the area. Hence, as a preventive measure police are gearing-up to arrest Devineni Uma. Police have reached his house in Gollapudi to arrest him. 
Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party Leader Nama Nageswara Rao on Thursday stated that the state government was cheating the poor and middle class people by promising to give a kilogram of rice for just one rupee.
The Telugu Desam Party has announced that it would support the Telangana Bill when it is introduced in the Parliament.
The City Police on Monday arrested Telangana Rashtra Samithi Vidhyarthi Vibhag (TRSV) president Balka Suresh in connection with the violent incidents that occurred during Million March held on March 10 in the city.
Tension prevailed in Warangal West for several hours on Wednesday when the police finally arrested TRS MLA D Vinay Bhaskar on the charges of disrupting the AP formation day celebrations.
The police on Tuesday arrested Telangana United Front president Vimalakka in connection with the alleged attack on Emaar Properties office.
