Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Lorry Driver Killed in Firing on NH-44
A lorry driver named Salman was killed in a shooting incident on National Highway (NH-44) in Nizamabad district.
The incident happened near a dhaba close to Devitanda in Indalwai Mandal.
Two unidentified persons arrived in another lorry and opened fire at Salman.
He died while being taken to the hospital.
The assailants fled after abandoning their lorry.
Police are searching for the accused.
The exact cause of Salman's head injury is yet to be confirmed, and rivalry is suspected as the motive.
A lorry driver named Salman, 35, from Uttar Pradesh was killed in a firing incident on NH-44 in Nizamabad district.
The incident occurred near a dhaba close to Devitanda in Indalwai Mandal on Tuesday evening.
Two unidentified assailants from Uttar Pradesh arrived in another lorry and opened fire at Salman.
Salman died while being shifted to Government General Hospital in Nizamabad.
Police have launched a search operation to nab the accused, and rivalry is suspected as the motive.
- Who
- Salman, a 35-year-old lorry driver from Uttar Pradesh, and two unidentified assailants from Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Firing incident resulting in the death of a lorry driver
- When
- Tuesday evening
- Where
- Near a dhaba close to Devitanda, Indalwai Mandal, Nizamabad district, on National Highway (NH-44)
- Why
- Possible rivalry between the victim and the assailants
- Victim
- Salman, 35, lorry driver from Uttar Pradesh
- Location
- Near a dhaba close to Devitanda, Indalwai Mandal, Nizamabad district
- Time
- Tuesday evening
- Cause of Death
- Head injury (cause of injury not yet confirmed)
- Assailants
- Two unidentified persons from Uttar Pradesh
- Police Action
- Search operation launched to nab the accused
- Possible Motive
- Rivalry
