Overview
- Telangana State Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognisance and directed the DGP to file a detailed report by October 24, citing Supreme Court and NHRC guidelines on encounter deaths.
- Police say Riyaz snatched a service pistol and tried to fire in a hospital ward, prompting an officer to shoot him, with a case registered and inquiries initiated under standard procedures.
- Nizamabad’s police commissioner described sounds of breaking glass before officers entered the ward and said Riyaz ignored warnings to drop the weapon before he was shot.
- Riyaz had been accused of fatally stabbing constable E. Pramod on October 17 and was captured on October 19 near Sarangapur with help from a civilian, Asif, who was injured and is under treatment.
- After a post-mortem, Riyaz’s body was handed to his family and buried under tight security, as the DGP announced Rs 1 crore compensation, a government job and a housing plot for Pramod’s family.