9-year-old drowns in farm well in Suryapet
Suryapet: In an unfortunate incident, a nine-year-old boy identified as Tharun accidentally drowned in an open farm well at Chennarigudem of Chilkuru mandal on Saturday morning when he was learning to swim.
Instead of a plastic tube, the boy tied an air-filled plastic can to his waist with a rope and entered the agricultural open well to learn swimming. The boy drowned when the plastic can got separated as it was not tied properly. The efforts of the nearby people to save him was in vain.
On the other hand, eight passengers of TSRTC bus sustained injuries when the bus rammed into a road divider on National Highway No. 65 at Nakrekal. The injured have been shifted to Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) at Narketpally by 108 Ambulance for treatment.
In a ghastly mishap a person was killed on the spot and four others sustained injuries when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a truck from behind on National Highway 44 near Kamareddy on Saturday.
Man identified as Shashank, a Civil contractor died on the spot, while four other passengers suffered injuries. The injured were shifted to Hyderabad for treatment. The injured in the car believed to be residents of Sanathnagar, Hyderabad.
According to reports, the incident took place when the car coming from Nizamabad hit the truck from behind while it was taking a reverse turn. More details are awaited.
Earlier on Friday night, in yet another alleged honour killing in Hyderabad, a man was stabbed to death at Begum Bazaar and at least four persons were taken into custody by the police
Man identified as Panwar was with his father Rajendar on a two-wheeler when the miscreants attacked and stabbed him to death.
According to the Shahinayathgunj police, Panwar had married Sanjana about one and a half years ago against the wishes of her family. Both hail from different castes. Police suspect Sanjana's relatives to be behind the killing.
Meanwhile trade associations have called for a Begum Bazaar market bandh on Saturday. Police personnel have been deployed in large numbers to prevent any trouble.