City police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said the objective was to thwart the movement of anti‑social elements. The searches, conducted between 11 pm and 1 am, focused on verifying guest registers and ensuring lodges were checking identity cards. Sajjanar personally supervised inspections in high‑density areas near Nampally railway station and Ameerpet, interacting with guests to confirm their credentials.

The operation spanned all seven zones of the Commissionerate. Khairatabad saw the highest number of checks with 119 establishments, followed by Shamshabad (92), Jubilee Hills and Golconda (86 each), Secunderabad (82), Rajendranagar (53) and Charminar (44).

Following the raids, strict directives were issued to hotel management. Sajjanar ordered operators to physically verify identity cards, maintain accurate registers with contact details and timings, and ensure no rooms were rented to minors. He warned against incomplete or fraudulent entries.

Hotels must install high‑definition CCTV cameras covering entry and exit points, keep systems operational round‑the‑clock, and prepare for a forthcoming Digital Visitor Management System. Staff and citizens were urged to report suspicious activity to Dial 100, with non‑compliant establishments facing prosecution.

Senior officers including additional CPs M. Srinivasulu and Tafseer Iqbal, joint CPs D. Joel Davis and N. Shweta, DCPs R. Venkateswarlu, S Chaitanya Kumar, V Aravind Babu and Lavanya Naik Jadhav and several zonal DCPs and ACPs participated in the operation.

EOW books man for ₹3.22 crore fraud

Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing (EOW) police registered a case against a man accused of cheating at least 16 persons of over ₹3.22 crore by allegedly luring them with false promises, failing to repay the money and later threatening victims with suicide videos and messages.

The case was registered following a complaint lodged by a resident of RC Puram, Sangareddy, who alleged that the accused collected huge sums from multiple individuals on different occasions after assuring them of returns and repayment.

According to the victim’s complaint, victims transferred money through cash and credit card transactions over several years, believing the accused’s assurances to be genuine. However, the accused neither returned the money nor maintained communication, instead sending suicide‑related videos and notes to victims and remaining absconding for certain periods, causing severe mental distress.

Police said the complainant alone paid ₹14.45 lakh between November 2023 and January 2026. Investigators found that at least 16 victims had collectively lost ₹3.22 crore. Individual losses ranged from ₹4 lakh to ₹45 lakh, with several transactions dating back to 2018. It is suspected that there are many more victims yet to come forward, and the number of affected persons is expected to rise as the investigation progresses.

It is also alleged that the accused is planning to travel to the United States on an H1B visa and currently holds a valid Canada visa. Police suspect he may attempt to leave the country to evade legal proceedings and repayment obligations. Based on the complaint and supporting material, Cyberabad EOW police registered an FIR and launched further investigation into the alleged fraud.

Man killed as SUV hits autorickshaw in Suryapet

Ram Koteshwara Rao, 35, died and three of his family members were injured after a speeding SUV hit their autorickshaw from behind at Dorakunta in Kodad mandal of Suryapet district, police said.

Rao, a native of Muthyala in Jaggayyapeta mandal of Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district, was returning home with his family after attending a function at Kusumanchi in Khammam district when the accident occurred.

The injured were shifted to the government hospital at Kodad for treatment. Kodad rural police registered a case and began investigation.

Advocate son claims recce near his house, seeks security

Fifteen days after senior advocate Khaja Moizuddin was murdered, a suspicious man in a black SUV without a number plate was seen near the crime scene and outside the victim’s residence, said the victim’s son M.S. Farhan said.

A six-foot-tall bearded man, aged around 35 to 40 years, wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and orange-and-black sports shoes, was captured on CCTV near the location where Moizuddin was killed on May 23. The footage was recorded around the same time members of the Wakf Protection Committee had gathered to discuss the murder case, according to Moizuddin’s son Farhan.

“The suspicious man, aged between 35 and 40 years, in a black-tinted glass car appeared at the same time when our Wakf Protection Committee members had come to meet to discuss the case,” Farhan told Deccan Chronicle on Saturday.

Farhan alleged that the vehicle, which had no registration plate and tinted windows, remained in the area for about 25 minutes. He said he lodged a complaint with the Nampally police on Friday night, stating that the man appeared to be conducting surveillance of his residence, visitors and family members.

In his complaint, Farhan stated: “I would like to bring to your urgent notice a highly suspicious activity outside my residence at about 7.37 pm, a black car without a number plate and full tinted windows stood outside my gate for around 25 minutes.”

Farhan said he has repeatedly sought police protection, claiming he is the complainant and a key witness in his father’s murder case. He alleged that the accused, Mujahid Alam Khan, and his associates had threatened him before the murder and said his family continues to face security concerns.

“Despite my requests, except for the CCTV cameras that we have and a couple of CCTV cameras at a gym near our house, there are no police CCTV cameras even after a brutal murder. Who will be responsible for a similar incident with my family or me?” Farhan questioned.

A police officer said patrolling in Shantinagar has been intensified following the complaint. Police have also formed a special team to identify and trace the man seen in the CCTV footage.

EAGLE Force nab 2 ganja peddlers, 13 consumers

The anti-narcotic units of Hyderabad and Cyberabad police arrested two suppliers of ganja and thirteen drug consumers after acting on multiple complaints received through toll free number.

These arrests were made following receipt of complaints of ganga consumption on a regular basis and thereby creating nuisance at public places.

The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement — EAGLE Force — in coordination with local police carried out surveillance and arrested two suppliers and thirteen customers, Sandeep Shandilya director, EAGLE Force, said, on Saturday.

“Our teams swiftly responded to the call received on toll free WhatsApp helpline number 1908 and thereafter searches were carried out at Public Gardens, Nampally, where a groups of youth was reportedly consuming ganja and creating nuisance,” he said.

The five drug consumers were tested positive. A case was registered at Hyderabad Narcotics police station (crime no. 10/2026 U/s 27(b) NDPS Act), and after the completion of legal formalities, the accused were admitted to the Government Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Erragadda, Hyderabad, for de- addiction treatment.

Whereas in a separate case, Cyberabad unit of the EAGLE Force in coordination with Jagadgirigutta police busted the illegal drug network operating in Jagadgirigutta and its adjoining areas.

Two suspects, both workers at a pan shop and eight drug consumers from Jagadgiriguttaand were apprehended and they were tested positive, police said.

Man arrested for murdering wife in Attapur

Swift action by Attapur police led to the arrest of a man within 24 hours of murdering his wife, whom he suspected of infidelity.

The accused, Avinash Irbaji Kalne, 37, an autorickshaw driver and resident of Attapur, was arrested on Saturday. Police seized a vegetable knife, a peeler, an iron rod and a mobile phone from his possession.

According to police, the murder took place on June 5 at about 7 pm. Avinash allegedly entered the room through a window and attacked his wife, Soni alias Komal. When she resisted and raised an alarm, he tried to smother her mouth. She bit his right hand, which enraged him, and he repeatedly assaulted her with the knife, peeler and iron rod. Komal suffered severe bleeding injuries and died on the spot.

Neighbours witnessed the attack and tried to intervene, but Avinash continued the assault and fled. “He was arrested within 24 hours,” said DCP Rajendranagar S. Sreenivas.

The victim’s younger sister lodged a complaint. Police said Avinash and Komal married on March 23, 2013. Komal worked as a domestic help, and the couple had two children.

Avinash, a native of Nanded district in Maharashtra, worked as an auto‑rickshaw driver and mason. The couple lived happily for about eight years, but later Avinash developed drinking habit and neglected family responsibilities.

Police added that Avinash had previously attacked his wife in 2025, strangling and stabbing her. He was arrested then for attempted murder. After his release from prison, disputes continued, and the couple later shifted to Hyderabad with their younger son Vivek.

Man ends life over domestic problems

The Government Railway Police (GRP) identified a man who died by suicide at Ghatkesar Railway Station on Friday night.

The incident occurred around 9.55 pm. Following information received from railway authorities, the GRP registered a case of suspicious death and launched an investigation.

During the probe, the deceased was identified as Krishna Prasad through an identity card found on him, said GRP DSP S.N. Jawed.

Police later informed his family members and found that Krishna Prasad, a resident of Chintal, was reportedly under severe financial distress and had developed an addiction to alcohol. Investigators suspect that he took the extreme step due to mounting debts.

According to the police, his wife had been living separately for the past eight months with her sister in Kukatpally owing to his alcohol addiction.

After the postmortem examination at Gandhi Hospital, the body was handed over to family members for the last rites on Saturday.