Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Hyderabad: Traffic Cop Dies in Crash; Four Arrested in Drug Bust
A traffic police officer died after crashing into a lorry that was parked on the side of the road.
The lorry had a flat tire and didn't have good warning lights.
In a separate incident, police caught four people who were selling marijuana while they were driving towards Maharashtra.
They had a lot of drugs with them, and the police took the drugs and the car.
One of the people caught was working for the government.
A traffic constable died after his motorcycle hit a parked lorry in Hyderabad.
The constable, Mansingh, was returning home from duty when the accident happened.
The lorry had a flat tire and lacked hazard lights or proper reflectors.
Hayathnagar police apprehended four ganja peddlers en route to Maharashtra.
The police seized 166 kgs of ganja and a vehicle, valued at approximately `65 lakh.
- Who
- Traffic constable Mansingh died. Four ganja peddlers, including Vikas Baban Salve, Ranganath Yurjan Salve, Sagar Gajanan and Amol Narayan, were arrested.
- What
- A traffic constable died in a collision and four individuals were arrested for drug trafficking.
- When
- The traffic accident occurred on Thursday evening, while the drug arrests happened on Friday.
- Where
- The traffic accident occurred near Pasumamula village in Hyderabad. The arrests took place in Hayathnagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The constable's death was due to a collision with a poorly marked lorry. The drug peddlers were transporting ganja to Maharashtra for profit.
- Deceased
- Mansingh
- Incident Location
- Near Pasumamula village, Hyderabad
- Ganja Seizure
- 166 kgs
- Seized Vehicle Value
- `65 lakh
- Accused 1
- Vikas Baban Salve
- Accused 2
- Sagar Gajanan