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Saturday, Aug 14, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Crime Watch

Two held on murder charge

The mystery behind the killing of A. Yadamma (70) was solved with the arrest of two of her relatives -- B. Goverdhan Reddy and B. Mall Reddy, by the Bowenpally police on Friday. Gold ornaments worth Rs. 1.80 lakhs, allegedly taken away by the accused after killing the woman, were also recovered, a press release said.

Bank customer cheated

An unidentified person stole Rs. 15,500 from a resident of Vijayapuri Colony, Srinivasa Murthy, by diverting his attention at the SBI branch in Tarnaka on Friday. Mr. Murthy came to the bank to deposit Rs. 51,000 when the person approached him seeking change for Rs. 500 note. He took the cash from Mr. Murthy saying he would count the amount and returned it. When Mr. Murthy gave the money to the cashier, he found that there was a shortage of Rs. 15,500, the Kachiguda police said.

Girl crushed to death

Saramma (11) was crushed to death when she came under the rear wheels of a water tanker at Kachiguda on Friday. The girl went to fetch water as soon as the tanker arrived in their locality.

Even as the driver slowed down the tanker to park it on the roadside, the girl came under the rear wheels and died on the spot.

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