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Saturday, Oct 09, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

CRIME WATCH

Student ends life

A. Himabindu (25), a BDS student of Krishna Devaraya College of Dental Sciences, Yelahanka, Bangalore, allegedly committed suicide by consuming sleeping pills at Lingojiguda in Saroornagar here on Thursday night. Repeated failure in examinations drove her to the extreme step, according to her family members.

Daughter of A. Krishnamoorthy, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Himabindu walked into the main hall of the house in a sleepy condition and fell unconscious. She was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced her dead.

Held on graft

charge

Two officials of the Civil Supplies Department, working in circle-9 office of Secunderabad, were arrested on Thursday on the charge of accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a fair-price shop dealer.

The arrested - the Assistant Supplies Officer, B. Ravinder, and the Junior Enquiry Inspector, K. Krishna Murthy - will be produced before the Principal Special Judge for ACB Cases, Hyderabad, according to a press release.

SI suspended

A Detective Sub-Inspector of Banjara Hills police station, P. Niranjan Reddy, was suspended on Friday on the charge of abusing official position by seizing disputed property. The Hyderabad Police Commissioner, R.P. Singh, directed the SI not to leave the city without prior permission till further orders, according to a press release.

Youth murdered

A youngster, Rashid Bin Ali Saleh (22), was stabbed to death over a land dispute allegedly by two persons in Chandrayanagutta on Friday. A resident of Salala Barkas, Saleh reportedly paid Rs. 2 lakhs to Ahmed Sari of the same locality for purchasing a piece of land four months ago. On learning that it was a disputed land, he urged Sari to return the money.

A quarrel ensued between them on Friday when Saleh questioned Sari about payment of money in the presence of latter's friend, Rashid Baba. Both Baba and Sari allegedly inflicted knife injuries on Saleh and fled. Saleh was shifted to Owaisi hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.

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