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Hyderabad, Oct 20 (PTI) A 24-year-old man accused of stabbing to death a constable in Nizamabad district of Telangana was shot dead on Monday when police opened fire as he allegedly tried to escape.

Citing preliminary information, the DGP office here said in a release that Shaik Riyaz snatched a pistol from the police and fired at them while attempting to flee.

The police retaliated, resulting in his death.

The incident occurred at Nizamabad government hospital where the accused was taken for treatment.

Shaik Riyaz (24), who was earlier caught in connection with a vehicle theft case, had attacked a constable, Pramod, in his mid 40s, with a knife on his chest when he was being taken on a two-wheeler to the police station in Nizamabad city on October 17 night.

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