Hyderabad: The Telangana police, on Sunday, October 19, arrested rowdy sheeter Riyaz, who was on the run after stabbing 48-year-old Constable Pramod to death.

Riyaz was hiding in a lorry cabin on the outskirts of Sarampur village for two days. Based on a tip off, nine police teams set up a picket line for 25 kilometers in the vicinity and started searching, making it difficult for the rowdy sheeter to escape.

On Sunday, when Riyaz tried to run away, he was shot and finally arrested.

Riyaz, who has a bounty of Rs 50000, has more than 30 cases against him in seven police stations across Telangana.

On October 17, the rowdy sheeter stabbed to death Constable Pramod, attached to the Central Crime Station (CCS). He was caught in connection with a bike theft case in Nizamabad city.

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