Elusive dacoits nabbed in Nellore
The Hindu
Police seized five motor cycles, an equal number of mobile phones and ₹20,000 in cash
Nellore Police on Sunday nabbed seven memebrs of a 14-member dacoity gang that had struck a series of wine shops in different parts of the State and decamped with the liquor sale collections worth ₹99 lakh,
After over two years and six months of pursuing, the police caught them at Mudhivarthipalem village near Indukurpet in Nellore district late on Saturday.
Police seized five motor cycles, an equal number of mobile phones and ₹20,000 in cash from the accused R. Durga Rao, M. Mahendra, Anil Kumar, A. Suvarthaiah and Mallikarjun.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.