Archive · 25 Sep 2026
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.
- When
- The crash occurred around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, and Venkanna died on Wednesday evening.
- Where
- The crash occurred on NTR Marg in Hyderabad; Venkanna died while being treated at a hospital in Warangal.
- Why
- He was crossing the road while assigned to crowd-control duty for Ganesha idol immersion when the two-wheeler hit him.
- 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
