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Hans India
05-07-2025
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler convicted for 5 years
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Friday awarded a smuggler five years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders logs. The court also ordered a penalty of Rs 6 lakhs. According to prosecution, the smugglers caught by the RSASTF(Red Sanders Anti-Smugging Task force) when they were smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Chamala range of Nagapatla beat, and was arrested under Cr No 23/2019. The smuggler Vellian was prosecuted in the ADJ court. The Judge Narasimha Murthy upheld the prosecution and sentenced the smuggler for 5 years imprisonment and Rs 6 lakhs penalty. Following the conviction, the smuggler was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison.
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Temple trip turns tragic: Five Bengaluru friends killed as SUV flips seven times near Doddaballapur
A morning pilgrimage turned into a devastating tragedy for a group of friends from Bengaluru when their SUV overturned multiple times, killing five of the eight occupants on board. The fatal accident occurred on a narrow stretch near Makali village in the Doddaballapur region of Chikkaballapura district, reported The Times of India Bengaluru road accident killed five people after an SUV toppled near Chikkaballapur district. Also Read - Four heart attack deaths in a day spark alarm in Hassan: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders expert probe The group, comprising elderly and middle-aged men from the city, had rented a Toyota Innova to visit the Shri Bheemeshwara Temple near Manchenahalli. Their journey, which began with spiritual intent, ended abruptly around 10:45 am when the vehicle met with a horrific crash while navigating a curved section of the state highway. According to police, the driver, 50-year-old Narasimha Murthy, attempted to overtake a truck on the two-lane road. As a bus approached from the opposite direction, Murthy reportedly swerved sharply to the left in a bid to avoid a head-on collision. The maneuver caused the vehicle to veer out of control, flipping over at least seven times before coming to a halt. Several passengers were thrown out of the vehicle due to the force of the impact. Also Read - Infosys employee held for secretly filming women in restroom at Bengaluru campus: Report Five men, Narasimha Murthy (50), Eshwarappa (75), DN Kalappa (69), Purushottam (62), and Gopinath (52), died on the spot. Three others, identified as Kumara (50), Srinivas (55), and Narayanappa (60), sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment. The victims were part of a tightly-knit circle of friends who often walked together in their neighbourhood. Most of them were retired or semi-retired professionals, farmers, weavers, and small-time businessmen — who had planned the trip as a religious outing. Local police, who responded quickly to the scene, have attributed the crash to reckless overtaking on a dangerously narrow and curved stretch of road. Preliminary investigations suggest that the combination of speeding, misjudgment while overtaking, and the presence of oncoming traffic contributed to the loss of control.
Hans India
20-06-2025
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler gets 5-year jail
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Thursday sentenced a smuggler to five years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders along with a fine of Rs 6 lakh. According to prosecution, RSASTF (Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task force) arrested the smuggler while he was smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Karakambadi forest beat, Tirupati division. The smuggler was prose-cuted in the ADJ court. Judge Narasimha Murthy upheld the prosecution and sentenced the smuggler for 5 years imprisonment and Rs 6 lakhs penalty. Following the conviction, the smuggler was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison. Taskforce SP Srinivas appreciated the taskforce team for effectively persuading the case with strong evidence resulting in the conviction of a smuggler.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- The Hindu
Human Rights Forum urges Andhra Pradesh Government to compensate deceased farmer
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) and BC Welfare Association (BCWA) have called upon the State Government to implement G.O. (MS) No.43 that provides financial assistance of ₹7,00,000 to the family of Balleda Narasimha Murthy (58), a farmer of Peddhakhojiria village in Kanchili mandal in the Uddhanam region of Srikakulam district. Narasimha Murthy ended his life on April 9, 2025, as pressure mounted on him to repay the debts he incurred because of successive crop failure. A six-member HRF-RSV and BCWA team visited Peddhakojiria in Kanchili mandal recently and interacted with Ms. Neelaveni, wife of the deceased farmer, and their son Praveen. The team also interacted with local farmers and residents of Makarampuram village about the ongoing agrarian crisis in the Uddhanam region. According to HRF, Narasimha Murthy cultivated cashew and coconut on an acre of his own land and leased an additional eight acres. He paid the lease amount in advance. The HRF said 'Narasimha Murthy was denied adequate institutional credit, forced to borrow from private sources at high interest rates to cover farm-related expenses.' 'With several years of scanty rainfall coupled with his coconut crop being ravaged by pest, he was pushed into deep debt. He was under regular and persistent pressure from money-lenders demanding repayment. Driven to utter despair, he ended his life on April 9,' the HRF said. The HRF alleged that, though more than five weeks have passed since Narasimha Murthy passed away, the three-member divisional verification committee headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) has not visited Peddha khojiria to conduct an inquiry. 'The G.O. 43 mandates that the RDO-led committee visit the village, elicit relevant details and forward proposal to the Collector within a week of the death. In effect, the family has received no assistance, financial or otherwise, from the government. This manner of negligence defeats the very purpose of G.O. 43,' the HRF said. 'Over the past year, there have been five deaths (of farmers) in the North Andhra districts, including that of Narasimha Murthy. However, not a single family has been rendered assistance under G.O 43,' the HRF said. The HRF demanded that the three-member divisional level committee visit Peddha khojiria at the earliest, conduct a proper inquiry and ensure justice to Narasimha Murthy's family as laid out in G.O. 43. The fact-finding team that visited Narasimha Murthy's family include RSV State co-convenor, K.V. Jagannadha Rao, HRF State president K. Anuradha, HRF Publications editor, K. Venkat Rao, HRF Srikakulam district Executive Committee (EC) member. V.S. Krishna, HRF Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Coordination Committee member and B. Dhilli Rao, BCWA State general secretary. (People battling suicidal thoughts can seek assistance for counselling by dialling number 100.)
Hans India
10-05-2025
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler gets 5-yr jail
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Friday sent a smuggler undergo 5 years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders logs. The court also ordered a penalty of Rs 3 lakh by the smuggler for illegal smuggling of Red Sanders and was arrested under Cr No 56/2018. According to prosecution, the smuggler caught by the RSASTF (Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task force) when he was smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Nagapatla East beat, Tirupati division. The smuggler Vijay Kumar, from Tamilnadu was prosecuted in the ADJ court. Narasimha Murthy was the presiding judge and following the conviction he was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison. Taskforce head L Subbarayudu appreciated the taskforce team who effectively persuaded the case with strong evidence resulting in the conviction of a smuggler.
