Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Telangana Police Report Deaths, Arrests and Public Safety Incidents
Several separate incidents were reported in Telangana.
A college student died after touching a live wire at a Ganesh celebration.
Police arrested two people accused of selling MDMA near a railway station.
A woman was found dead in a Madhapur hotel, and investigators suspect she may have been assaulted.
A man died after being stabbed during an argument involving alcohol.
A delivery worker died when his motorcycle collided with a bus.
A prisoner receiving treatment at a mental-health facility escaped, and police began searching for him.
Another group was arrested after using a live python during a festival performance.
Separately, a court sentenced a man for sexually assaulting a young girl in 2018.
A 21-year-old student died after touching a live wire at a Ganesh pandal in Bathikepally, Jagtial district, during a Deeparadhana programme.
Malkajgiri police and the Special Operations Team arrested two alleged MDMA peddlers near Malkajgiri railway station and seized 23 grams of the drug.
Police investigated a suspected assault after Sharon Nikhitha Topno, 29, was found dead in a Madhapur hotel; her boyfriend, Srinivasa Ravi Teja, fled.
A 40-year-old man died in a stabbing during a drunken dispute in Sangareddy, while a delivery executive died after his motorcycle collided with a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus in Hyderabad.
Police reported a prisoner's escape, arrested a dance group accused of using a python during Ganesh immersion, and a court sentenced a man for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.
- Who
- The incidents involved a deceased student, drug suspects, a deceased woman, people involved in violent disputes and road crashes, an escaped prisoner, a dance group, and a convicted sex offender.
- What
- Police reported multiple deaths, arrests, an escape, suspected foul play, animal-cruelty allegations, and a court conviction across Telangana.
- When
- The reported incidents occurred mainly on Monday and Tuesday; the sexual-assault case dates to August 3, 2018, with the conviction reported on Tuesday.
- Where
- Locations included Bathikepally in Jagtial district, Malkajgiri, Madhapur, Sangareddy, Shalibanda, Erragadda, Mathuranagar, and Chatrinaka.
- Why
- The reported causes included electrocution, alleged drug peddling, suspected assault, a drunken dispute, a traffic collision, an escape from custody, illegal use of a wild animal, and sexual assault.
- Electrocution victim
- Gaddam Madhu, 21, died after contacting a live wire at a Ganesh pandal in Bathikepally.
- Drug seizure
- Malkajgiri police seized 23 grams of MDMA and arrested Mahaveer Singh and Lakshman Singh Rajpurohit.
- Madhapur death
- Sharon Nikhitha Topno, 29, was found dead in a hotel; blood stains and facial injuries led police to suspect foul play.
- Road death
- Delivery executive Md Saddam Ansari, 22, died after his motorcycle collided with a bus at Shalibanda.
- Prisoner escape
- Kishore Kumar Reddy, 22, escaped from the Institute of Mental Health in Erragadda while receiving treatment.
- Python case
- Police rescued a python and a chicken and arrested a dance group after a festival performance involving the snake.
- Court sentence
- A Special POCSO Act Court sentenced Raju Alagar Swamy for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl and ordered ₹2 lakh compensation.