Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Reports Police Aid, Prison Death And Scheme Dispute
Three separate developments were reported in Hyderabad.
Police chief C.V. Anand gave insurance money to the families of three police personnel who died in road accidents while on duty.
Each family received ₹1 crore.
Congress and BJP leaders disagreed about how much minorities benefited from central government schemes.
Congress said official figures did not support the BJP leader’s claim of 22–37% benefits.
A prisoner named Kandi Sagar died after trying to take his own life in Chanchalguda Central Prison.
Police sent him to hospital, but he died on the way.
Authorities will investigate the death and conduct a videographed post-mortem.
DGP C.V. Anand distributed ₹3 crore in insurance cheques to three police personnel’s families.
The three personnel died in separate on-duty road accidents between February 2025 and March 2026.
Congress challenged BJP leader N. Ramchander Rao’s claim that minorities received 22–37% of central scheme benefits.
Congress cited government and SBI figures showing minorities received roughly 8–14% of Mudra benefits.
A 30-year-old undertrial prisoner died after attempting suicide at Chanchalguda Central Prison, prompting a custodial-death investigation.
- Who
- C.V. Anand, the families of three deceased police personnel, Congress leader Syed Khalid Saifullah, BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao, and undertrial prisoner Kandi Sagar.
- What
- The reports cover ₹3 crore in police-family insurance aid, a dispute over minority benefits from central schemes, and the death of a prisoner after a suicide attempt.
- When
- The announcements and deaths were reported on Monday; the police personnel died on February 3, 2025, June 3, 2025, and March 10, 2026.
- Where
- Hyderabad, including the police programme, Chanchalguda Central Prison, and Osmania General Hospital; the road accidents occurred in Shankarpally, Nalgonda, and Warangal.
- Why
- The insurance was paid under SBI accounts after the personnel died on duty; the political dispute concerns differing claims about minority beneficiaries; the prisoner’s death is being investigated under custodial-death procedures.
Congress’s Position
BJP’s Position
Minority benefits from central schemes
Congress’s Position
Syed Khalid Saifullah called N. Ramchander Rao’s 22–37% beneficiary claim misleading and challenged him to provide documentary evidence. Congress cited NITI Aayog, Finance Ministry, and SBI figures showing lower minority shares.
BJP’s Position
N. Ramchander Rao claimed that minorities largely benefited from central government schemes, including the disputed 22–37% beneficiary figure.
- Police-family assistance
- Three families received insurance cheques worth ₹1 crore each, totaling ₹3 crore.
- Insurance provider
- State Bank of India processed the claims.
- Personnel named
- Muthangi Srinivas, Bollepally Saidulu, and K. Venkata Reddy.
- Disputed beneficiary claim
- Congress challenged a claim that minorities accounted for 22–37% of beneficiaries of central schemes.
- Mudra figures cited
- Congress cited minority shares of 8–14% of Mudra accounts from 2015–22, with disbursement shares not exceeding 12%.
- Prisoner death
- Kandi Sagar, a 30-year-old undertrial, died after attempting suicide at Chanchalguda Central Prison.
- Investigation
- Dabeerpura police registered a case under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and doctors will conduct a videographed post-mortem.