Hyderabad, Oct 20, 2025

An accused in the killing of a police constable in Telangana’s Nizamabad town was shot dead by police on Monday when he allegedly tried to escape from a hospital where he was undergoing treatment.

Shaik Riyaz, who was undergoing treatment at the Government General Hospital in Nizamabad, allegedly snatched a weapon from policemen on duty and tried to escape.

Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy said that, as per the information received from the local police, Riyaz tried to escape by attacking the police again. He had snatched a weapon from the police and tried to open fire on the police, dying in the attempt by the police to stop him, he said in a statement.

The DGP said Riyaz, on Sunday, attacked a citizen named Asif, who was helping the police in arre

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