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Hyderabad SI Dies After Two-Wheeler Hit-and-Run
K Venkanna was a 57-year-old police officer helping control crowds during a Ganesha festival in Hyderabad.
At about 3 a.m.
on Tuesday, he was crossing a road on NTR Marg.
A two-wheeler hit him and caused serious injuries.
The rider drove away without stopping.
Police took Venkanna to a hospital in Hyderabad.
He later went to a hospital in Warangal after asking to return home.
His condition became worse, and he died on Wednesday evening.
Police opened a case, and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asked officials to take strong legal action against the rider.
Sub-Inspector K Venkanna, 57, died after a two-wheeler hit him in Hyderabad.
The crash occurred around 3 a.m. Tuesday while he was crossing NTR Marg during Ganesha immersion crowd-control duty.
Venkanna was initially taken to a nearby hospital before moving to Warangal for treatment.
He developed complications and died in a Warangal hospital on Wednesday evening.
The rider fled, and police registered a case at Saifabad Police Station; Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered stringent action.
- Who
- Sub-Inspector K Venkanna, 57, of Kothagudem Two Town police station, died; the two-wheeler rider fled.
- What
- Venkanna died after being struck by a two-wheeler in a hit-and-run crash.
- Where
- The crash occurred on NTR Marg in Hyderabad; Venkanna died while being treated at a hospital in Warangal.
- When
- The crash occurred around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, and Venkanna died on Wednesday evening.
- Why
- He was crossing the road while assigned to crowd-control duty for Ganesha idol immersion when the two-wheeler hit him.
Key facts
- Deceased
- K Venkanna, 57, a Sub-Inspector of Police
- Duty assignment
- Crowd-control duty during Ganesha idol immersion
- Crash location
- NTR Marg, Hyderabad
- Crash time
- Around 3 a.m. on Tuesday
- Treatment
- Initially treated at a nearby Hyderabad hospital, then treated in Warangal
- Outcome
- Died from complications on Wednesday evening
- Police and government response
- A case was registered at Saifabad Police Station, and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered stringent action
Quotes
A police official
An unnamed police official who provided details about Venkanna’s treatment and death
“Since he was injured, he requested to go to home (Warangal), but later on he developed complications and succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Warangal on Wednesday evening.”
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