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Hyderabad Bus Routes Revised as Three Murders, Fire Reported
Buses in Hyderabad were given new routes because traffic around KBR Park became one-way.
The transport corporation said it would add buses if many passengers needed them.
In another case, three men received life sentences for a murder that happened in 2010.
Police said the killing began with a dispute over ₹20,000.
A young carpenter was also killed during a fight near a wine shop in Bandlaguda.
Two people were detained in that case.
Separately, a furniture-shop worker died when a fire trapped him inside the building near Sircilla.
Police said the fire may have started because of an electrical short circuit.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation revised routes for four services after one-way traffic began around KBR Park.
Passengers travelling toward Jubilee Hills, Film Nagar, Banjara Hills and nearby areas were advised to check revised stops.
A court sentenced three men to life imprisonment for murdering Mohan Naidu over a ₹20,000 financial dispute in 2010.
A 21-year-old carpenter, Aniket Kumar, died during a drunken brawl in Bandlaguda; police detained two co-workers.
Worker Mohammed Muzamil died after a fire trapped him inside a furniture shop near Sircilla; property losses were estimated at ₹50 lakh.
- Who
- The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad and Cyberabad police, the III Additional District and Sessions Court, and workers and victims named in the reports.
- What
- Bus routes were revised, three men were sentenced for a 2010 murder, a carpenter was killed in a brawl, and a furniture-shop worker died in a fire.
- Where
- The transport changes concern areas around KBR Park in Hyderabad; the other incidents occurred in Medak-related locations, Bandlaguda, and Peddur near Sircilla.
- When
- The route changes followed the introduction of one-way traffic around KBR Park; the Bandlaguda killing occurred late Monday night, while the court sentence and Sircilla fire were reported Tuesday.
- Why
- The bus changes were made because of one-way traffic. The reported causes of the deaths were a financial dispute, a drunken argument, and possibly an electrical short circuit, respectively.
Key facts
- Affected bus routes
- 127K, 222A, 47L and 10H
- Traffic change
- A one-way traffic system was introduced around KBR Park.
- 2010 murder sentence
- Three convicts received life imprisonment from the III Additional District and Sessions Court, Medchal-Malkajgiri at Kukatpally.
- Financial dispute
- Police said the 2010 murder involved a dispute over ₹20,000.
- Bandlaguda victim
- Aniket Kumar, a 21-year-old carpenter, died from injuries during a brawl.
- Sircilla fire victim
- Mohammed Muzamil, 21, died after being trapped in a furniture-shop fire.
- Estimated fire damage
- Property worth about ₹50 lakh was gutted.
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