The victim and the main accused allegedly had a long-standing rivalry
The MVP police on Thursday arrested six persons in connection with the alleged murder of a rowdy-sheeter S. Venkatesh alias Banda Reddy that took place at Kranthi Nagar in Maddilapalem area on February 23.
The accused were identified as K. Siva Santosh Raja (36) of P&T Colony, P. Anil Kumar (23), S. Durga Prasad (24), both from HB Colony, T. Raju (23) from Peda Jalaripeta, M. Mohan Rao (32) and B. Uma Mahesh, both from Old Dairy Farm area.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dwaraka zone) R.V.S.N Murthy said that Venkatesh had a long-standing rivalry with Santosh Raja, with both of them running their own gangs and fighting for turf dominance.
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‘Polling percentage of district has always been lower compared to State’s average’
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Taking stock: State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar addressing the media in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. District Collector V. Vinay Chand, Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha and Election Observer Praveen Kumar are seen.
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‘Polling percentage of district has always been lower compared to State’s average’
Expressing satisfaction over the arrangements made by the district administration for the upcoming panchayat election, State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, urged the administration to motivate the voters to express their franchise, without any fear or worry.
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To curb alleged corruption at the ground level, including at police stations, the Visakhapatnam City Police have launched a campaign titled ‘Avineeti Aalasatvam Vaddu-Aatmabhimaanam Muddu’ here on Thursday.
“This is a New Year resolution, wherein there will be emphasis across the rank and file of the department to act consciously in accordance with law without delaying action and without indulging in any corrupt activity,” Commissioner of Police Manish Kumar Sinha said.
The campaign will be run at all field offices such as police stations, City Police office, Armed Reserve Office and at other field offices.
As per the campaign, the concerned Assistant Commissioner of Police, Inspector and other senior officers shall be visiting a police station a day and will discuss various issues among themselves.
Celebrate New Year eve at home, police officials urge people
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‘Action will be taken against those creating public nuisance’
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Focus on safety: Permission will not be given for hotels, function halls and other establishments to organise parties on December 31, say police.
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‘Action will be taken against those creating public nuisance’
In the wake of the possible spread of COVID-19 and alert given by the health officials over detection of new strain of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom (U.K), the city police have appealed to people to celebrate New Year eve at home. The police also said that no special permissions will be given for December 31st night parties to hotels, function halls and other establishments.
Drug trade, the dark side of Vizag
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City has witnessed 67 drug busts; 2,300 kg ganja seized this year so far
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Disturbing trend: A file picture of ganja seized by the SEB in Chintapalle mandal in Visakhapatnam district. The SEB has booked about 20 such cases in the last one month alone.
City has witnessed 67 drug busts; 2,300 kg ganja seized this year so far
The recent raids by the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) has exposed the dark side of the drug world that is flourishing in the city’s underbelly.
With marijuana (ganja) flowing into the city from the Visakha Agency, where it is grown rampantly in the inaccessible hills allegedly under the watchful eyes of the Maoist, the use of the weed, especially among the youth in the age group of 17 and 30 years, has become a concern for the police.