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Telangana Police Bust Fraud Gangs, Probe Fatal Crashes and Assaults
This story is about a very busy day for police in a part of India called Telangana, especially the city of Hyderabad.
Police caught people who tricked others on the phone by pretending to work for a finance company and offering fake loans.
They also caught people who were selling ganja, a drug that is not allowed, and a group that fooled people by pretending they could turn coal into gold.
Sadly, there were also several road accidents, and more than eight people lost their lives.
In two of the accidents, police said the drivers had been drinking alcohol, which is dangerous and against the rules.
Police also arrested eight school students who hurt another student in a hostel, and they are investigating how the school handled the matter.
A 14-year-old girl died after a doctor without full qualifications gave her an injection, and her family believes the doctor was careless.
Police are working to find out exactly what happened in every case and to make sure the people responsible are punished.
Some people disagree about why certain attacks happened, so questions are still being asked about what is true.
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau busted fraudulent call centres in Delhi's Shiva Market, arresting 21 Telugu-speaking women and a male bank account holder linked to 22 cybercrime cases.
At least eight people died in road accidents across the city, including alleged drunk-driving crashes in Kothaguda and Hydershakote and a wrong-side collision in LB Nagar.
A 14-year-old girl died in Khammam after an injection by RMP doctor Maruthi Sampath, who is absconding; police are investigating alleged negligence.
Police booked eight Sri Chaitanya School students under the SC/ST Act for assaulting a Class 10 hostel boy, and booked the institution for negligence.
Authorities also arrested a ganja-smuggling network, a 'hidden treasure' scam gang, and seven people including a corporator over an attack on two youths in Karimnagar.
- Who
- Police agencies in Telangana, led by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau and city police, and dozens of suspects arrested across fraud, drug, assault and traffic cases.
- What
- A multi-incident crime roundup: busts of cybercrime call centres, a ganja racket and a treasure scam, plus probes into fatal crashes, assaults and a medical negligence death.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Delhi, Karimnagar, Khammam, Jagtial and other parts of Telangana.
- When
- Reported on Monday (August 10, 2026), covering incidents from August 3 through early Monday.
- Why
- To enforce the law and respond to complaints of fraud, drug smuggling, negligence, assault and rash driving.
Complainant and Opposition Claims
Official and Accused Version
Karimnagar assault: political motive
Complainant and Opposition Claims
MLA Gangula Kamalakar alleged that the BJP corporator and his followers attacked Guguloth Srikanth because of his association with the BRS, and criticised Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar over earlier incidents.
Official and Accused Version
Police arrested seven persons, including corporator Somidi Venu Prasad, under criminal and SC/ST Act sections for the attack on two youths at Vepachetla grounds, without stating a political motive.
Wife's 'kidnapping' claim
Complainant and Opposition Claims
Photographer P. Praveen alleged that his in-laws and 15 others trespassed into his house, attacked him and kidnapped his wife Kalyani a week after their marriage.
Official and Accused Version
Kalyani told police she had gone with her parents willingly, leading police to drop the kidnap case while an FIR remains registered and investigation continues.
Key facts
- Cybercrime arrests
- 21 women and 1 male bank account holder
- Call centres raided
- 3 centres in Shiva Market, Delhi
- Linked cybercrime cases
- 22 across Telangana
- Road accident deaths
- 8 across reported incidents
- Ganja seized
- 6 kg in LB Nagar bust
- CMR rice fraud
- About ₹87 crore missing from three mills in Jagtial
- Treasure scam
- 11 persons cheated of ₹1 crore
- SC/ST Act case
- 8 students of Sri Chaitanya School booked over hostel assault










