Telangana Police Arrest YSRC Leader In Guntur For Remarks Against Revanth Reddy

According to officials, Nagarjuna Yadav had recently made comments against the Telangana CM during a television debate. He reportedly referred to Revanth Reddy as a “Zomato delivery boy” and blamed the Telangana Chief Minister’s inability to read government orders (GOs) properly.
Also, Nagarjuna Yadav claimed that Revanth Reddy could not perform effectively even as an MLA. A lawsuit was filed against the YSRC spokesperson based on these “slanderous” statements. As part of the investigation into the case, a team of Telangana police reached Guntur and informed Nagarjuna Yadav and his family members about his arrest before taking him into custody.
Telangana Congress leaders confirmed this development on their social media accounts. The arrest attracted attention because it involved police personnel from one state traveling to another state to detain a political leader.

Police officer and five-year-old child die in traffic accident

An Armed Reserve (AR) police officer and a five-year-old boy lost their lives and many others were injured in two separate road accidents involving speeding vehicles in Prakasam and Markapur districts on Sunday.

In the first incident, a speeding Tata Nexon caused damage on the Ongole ring road near Padma Towers around 6.30am. The car first hit a municipal garbage collection vehicle, injuring its driver, then hit a motorcycle and finally mowed down AR officer Mariyadas, who was on his way to duty on a bike. While the police officer died at the scene, two other people were injured and taken to the hospital.

Ongole DSP R. Srinivasa Rao, who inspected the accident scene, said a case has been registered and investigation is on. Calling on drivers to comply with traffic rules, the official stated that repeated awareness campaigns have failed to prevent such fatal accidents.

Expressing grief over the death of the police officer, home minister Vangalapudi Anitha expressed her condolences to the bereaved family, assured the government’s support and instructed the authorities to provide best medical care to the injured and also order a thorough investigation into the incident.

In another tragic accident that took place on the National Highway near Mettabodu Thanda in Yerragondapalem mandal of Markapur district, a speeding car rear-ended a scooter and five-year-old Atthota Riyan died on the spot. Ratna Raju, the father of the boy who was driving the scooter, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Government Hospital in Yerragondapalem.

The tragedy devastated the family. Riyan’s mother, Ramya Manasa, fainted and was rushed to the hospital after learning that her son had died and her husband was in critical condition. Their grieving relatives were devastated in the hospital.

Police claimed that the accident was caused by the driver’s negligence. SI Devakumar registered a case and transferred the boy’s body to the government hospital for post-mortem.

2 workers died when the truck crashed into the tractor

Two daily wage laborers lost their lives when a truck rear-ended the tractor they were riding on the National Highway near Yernagudem in Devarapalli mandal of East Godavari district on Sunday.

According to Devarapalli inspector P. Manohar, the tractor had left Devarapalli village to collect firewood with three laborers traveling in the trailer. A Tamil Nadu truck rear-ended a tractor after crossing a bridge near Yernagudem. 33-year-old Kukkala Srinu and 38-year-old Kadali Rajendra were thrown from the caravan and died on the spot. The police registered the incident and launched an investigation.

8th grade boy drowns in reservoir, locals protest in Markapuram

The drowning of a 15-year-old boy while swimming in the summer storage reservoir at Gollapalli village in Tripuranthakam mandal of Markapur district on Sunday triggered protests from villagers who attributed the tragedy to the alleged negligence of the rural water supply department.

VIII. The late Uppalapati Tirumala Babu, a grade school student, accidentally drowned when he went to the reservoir with his friends during Sunday break.

Following the incident, villagers staged a road blockade on Tripuranthakam road, claiming that there was no warning or danger signboard at the reservoir even though many accidents had occurred here in the past. They claimed that a lack of basic safety measures had repeatedly put lives at risk and demanded accountability from authorities.

Police arrived at the scene and held talks with the grieving family and protesters to bring the situation under control.

The villagers demanded strict action against those responsible and asked the authorities to install warning signs, protective barriers and other safety measures in the reservoir to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Nursing student gives birth in Anantapur

A 21-year-old B.Sc. The nursing student gave birth to a baby boy, claiming that she got pregnant after having a relationship with a young man she met on Instagram. After the student’s family stated that they could not raise the child due to financial difficulties, the newborn was handed over to the Women’s Development and Child Welfare Department (WD&CW).

According to WD&CW officials, the student contacted the teen after learning of her pregnancy but allegedly denied having any contact with the teen or accepting responsibility for the child. She gave birth to the baby in a private hospital on Friday.

The student’s parents later informed the authorities that they could not care for the baby due to serious financial difficulties and requested that the newborn be handed over to the state.

Officials said it was produced in the presence of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which initiated the legal procedure to take the baby into foster care. The child will remain in the custody of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Fake TTD EO email id used to defraud South African NGO of ₹37,000

Tirupati East police registered a case after an unidentified person allegedly defrauded a South Africa-based non-profit organization of ₹37,000 by creating a fake email ID similar to that of the executive officer (EO) of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and pretending to be a senior official of the devasthanam.

According to the police, the accused created the fake email ID eottdtot@gmail.com, which was very similar to the official TTD enforcement officer’s email ID eottdtpt@gmail.com.

Using this fake email ID, the accused contacted India Cares, a non-profit organization registered in Pretoria, South Africa, represented by Venkataratna Prasad Angara, for the supply of Laddu and Vada Prasadam and Kalyanam materials for the proposed Sri Venkateswara Kalyanam 2026 to be held in Johannesburg.

The accused told the NGO that payment of prasadam fees was necessary for processing the Tirumala prasadam request during Sri Venkateswara Kalyanam 2026. The accused continued to arrange formalities for the delivery of prasadam. Believing the mail to be genuine, Venkataratna Prasad transferred ₹37,000 to the UPI account shared by the accused on June 22. The accused then sent a fake receipt for payment, promising that the prasadam would be delivered.

The fraud was discovered when the defendant stopped responding to further communications. India Cares then contacted TTD through its official email id. Upon verification, TTD confirmed that it had not requested or received any payment from the organisation; that the email account, minutes and receipt used by the defendant were fake.

Later, based on the complaint filed by TTD assistant Vigilance and Security officer Gadiraju Chandra, Tirupati East police registered a case under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the BNS and Section 66D of the IT Act.

Inspector V. Srinivasulu said efforts were on to identify the accused.

Nellore police solve mysterious ‘heart attack’ murder, arrest brother-in-law

Nearly a month after the death of a mandal agriculture officer, initially believed to be due to heart attack, SPSR Nellore police arrested the victim’s brother-in-law for meticulously planning the murder following a financial dispute.

This progress came after the victim’s wife, N. Lavanya, met Nellore SP Dr. on July 6. This came after she approached Ajitha Vejendla and expressed doubts about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband Nadavati Srihari of Kotha Minagallu village in Buchireddypalem mandal.

Acting on his complaint, the SP handed over the case to Nellore Rural DSP Ghattamaneni Srinivasa Rao for thorough investigation of the case.

The police registered a case on Lavanya’s complaint and started their investigation into the mandal agriculture officer’s death on June 15. After questioning witnesses, relatives and other key individuals, investigators uncovered evidence that the heart attack was actually a homicide.

The prime accused is Kudumula Harikrishna of Ravurivari Kandriga in TP Gudur mandal. He is the brother-in-law of the victim Srihari and the son of Srihari’s sister. Harikrishna allegedly conspired with Sompalli Ravindra of Golagamudi and Buchingari Yanadayya of Ramatheertham to eliminate Srihari by injecting him with a substance that caused cardiac arrest.

Police said the reason for the murder was a financial dispute. About six months ago, Srihari reportedly gave money to Harikrishna to purchase 10 acres of land in Minagallu. However, Harikrishna allegedly spent the money on his personal vices. When Srihari repeatedly demanded the money back, Harikrishna allegedly planned the murder.

Based on the evidence collected, the police arrested Ravindra and Yanadayya and produced them in court, which put them under judicial custody. But Harikrishna escapes. Special police teams were assigned to track down and arrest the person.