Overview

• A 32-year-old software engineer in Bhavani Colony died by suicide after an argument over a gold bracelet left his wife unconscious and led to a police case.
• A 14-year-old sixth grader in Errakunta took his life after his father refused his request for a mobile phone, according to city police.
• The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Budhera panchayat secretary Patiolla Nagalaxmi for accepting an Rs. 8,000 bribe and Mulugu DEO Goria Panini with assistant Thotte Dilip Kumar Yadav for a Rs. 20,000 payoff.
• Vanasthalipuram police detained habitual offender Mandla Shiva and two associates for stealing 14 tolas of gold and 24 kg of silver that were used for betting and alcohol.
• Rachakonda cybercrime officers registered a case after a 45-year-old woman lost nearly Rs. 10 lakh to a fake Zerodha app promoted through an Instagram advertisement.