Cops Book 460 Drunk Drivers In Special Drive

Hyderabad: City traffic police said in a statement that during a special drive they had booked 460 drunk drivers over the weekend. Among them were 350 were two-wheeler riders. At the top end, four of the 460 drivers had blood alcohol content of over 300, against the legal limit of 30, said joint commissioner, traffic, Joel Davis. In 98 cases the BAC was 30-50 and in 185, 51-100. They will be produced before a court for sentencing. Man Found Dead Near Keesara ORRHYDERABAD: A man was found dead near the Keesara Outer Ring Road on Sunday morning. While police were initially suspecting murder, preliminary findings revealed that the man had died of a heart attack. Police identified the deceased as Sam, a cook who had been working at various function venues. He had fallen unconscious while returning from a catering assignment in LB Nagar. Fearing complications, his co-workers dropped him near the Keesara ORR instead of taking him to a hospital. The family did not lodge a complaint, took the body to their native village after postmortem, and completed the funeral rites there, police said. “No case has been registered,” Meerpet police confirmed. Rowdy-Sheeter Attacked, KilledHyderabad: Around six persons travelling on two bikes waylaid a 34-year-old rowdy sheeter in Saheednagar and attacked him with knives, killing him on the spot on Saturday night, Pahadishareef police said on Sunday. The victim, Shaik Amer, was heading towards his house the gang intercepted his bike and pushed him. When he fell to the ground, the gang stabbed him multiple times and fled. Informed by locals, police conducted a panchanama and shifted Amer’s body to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem.Pahadishareef police said that Amer and his associates were booked in January 2024 for the murder of one Mubarak. Police suspected that Mubarak’s associates could have attacked Amer. Police teams began sifting through evidence to try and trace the gang.350 Police Escort Messi To AirportHyderabad: About 350 police personnel in 18 vehicles escorted legendary footballer Lionel Messi and his team to the Shamshabad airport for his departure for Mumbai on Sunday. They had provided security for the footballer during his overnight stay at the Falaknuma Palace. Messi was sighted waving to the crowd while entering the airport. Messi left the hotel for the airport at about 9.45 am on Sunday, Fakalnuma inspector A. Seethaiah, who was in-charge of Messi’s security arrangements, said. To ensure that the convoy did not face blocks, police personnel from Charminar, Falaknuma, Bandlaguda, Mailardevpaly and Shamshabad coordinated to ensure that Messi had a smooth journely on the 15.99 km distance from the hotel to the Shamshabad airport. He said traffic DCP-3 Venkateswarulu, south zone DCP Kiran Khare and their teams coordinated with the Cyberabad. Man Threatens Victims Pay For His LiquorHyderabad: Banjara Hills police arrested one Dasarlapalli Srinikethan, attendant at an university, for threatening a grocery shop owner and forcing him to pay Rs 2,500 at a wine shop. Police said Srinikethan held a blade to the throat of Kabir Shaik, took his mobile phone and forced him to go to a wine shop and made him pay the money and took liquor. Banjara Hills station house officer K.M. Raghavendra said the incident occurred last week but police traced Srinikethan through CTV camera footage and arrested him.



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