Overview

• A sudden overnight downpour on May 27 dumped 3.7 cm of rain in Gajularamaram, submerging low-lying homes in Dayanand Nagar.
• Padma Rao was found drowned in his single-floor Suraram residence after floodwaters rose nearly three feet inside.
• Officials say Rao had fallen asleep in an inebriated state when water surged into the two-room dwelling.
• Neighbors alerted authorities, leading to the rescue of Rao’s mother, who remains in stable condition.
• Suraram police have invoked Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to probe the factors behind the fatal flooding.