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Hyderabad Constable Dies of Cardiac Arrest During Jeedimetla Drug Raid

His wife’s complaint led to a suspicious death case under the BNSS over the circumstances of his collapse

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Overview

  • Praveen Kumar, 38, collapsed from chest pain during a Saturday night drug raid and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital
  • He was serving with the Telangana Police’s Balanagar Special Operations Team targeting suspected drug peddlers in Jeedimetla
  • The body was sent to Gandhi Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination that confirmed cardiac arrest as the cause of death
  • Following a complaint by Janaki Devi, Kumar’s wife, police invoked Section 194 of the BNSS and opened an investigation into his death
  • Kumar, a father to a six-year-old boy, received full government honors, including a ceremonial gun salute, at his final rites