A 50-year-old driver from Chandanagar, identified as Kasi Reddy Purushotham Reddy, died by suicide, allegedly due to financial problems. His family told police he was depressed after losing Rs 13 lakh lent to an acquaintance seven years ago

Published Date – 28 October 2025, 01:35 AM

Hyderabad: A 50-year-old man died by suicide at his house in Chandanagar on Sunday night reportedly due to financial problems.

According to the police, Kasi Reddy Purushotham Reddy, a resident of Huda Colony in Chandanagar, stayed with his family members and worked as a driver.

On Sunday night, Purushotham hanged himself from the ceiling fan in a room in his house and ended his life, said Chandanagar police.

His family members told the police that Purushotham had given Rs 13 lakh to one Jai Kumar Santhamma Rajan Babu seven years ago and the latter did not return the amount. Due to this, they claimed that Purushotham slipped into depression and ended his life.

The police registered a case and are investigating.

School principal booked for misbehaving with student

Hyderabad: The Keesara Police have registered a case against a private school principal for allegedly misbehaving with a student under the pretext of conducting special classes.

According to the police, a 13-year-old girl studying in Class VIII at a private school in Nagaram, was allegedly called by the school principal, Saibaba (65), for special classes, claiming she was lagging behind in studies. During these sessions, he allegedly behaved inappropriately with her.

Unable to bear the harassment, the student confided in her parents, who lodged a complaint with the police.

A case has been booked under the POCSO Act, and is being investigated.

Four-year-old boy run over by school bus in Karimnagar

Karimnagar: A four-year-old boy, Mamidi Satvik, died after being run over by a school bus in Ramadugu mandal headquarters on Monday evening.

According to locals, Satvik sustained severe injuries when he was hit by a private school bus. His family members rushed him to a hospital in Karimnagar, where he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.

Man dies after falling from cable tower in Abdullapurmet

Hyderabad: A man died after falling from a high-tension cable tower at Abdullapurmet on the city outskirts on Monday.

The man, yet to be identified, climbed on to the tower around 8 am and started shouting. On noticing, local people informed the police who then alerted the Power and Fire departments. Soon, personnel from the Fire and Power departments reached the spot along with the police and initiated efforts to bring him down.

After around three hours, the personnel went up the tower and tried to bring the man down. However, he fell from the tower onto the ground and suffered injuries. The police shifted him to Osmania General Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment. The police are making efforts to identify the man.