Thief stabs cop to death while being taken to station: DGP forms special team to nab accused

A Central Crime Station (CCS) constable was stabbed to death by a thief while he was being taken to the police station in Telangana on Friday night.

Police sources said that Constable E Pramod, 42, had gone to Hashmi Colony with CCS SI Bhimrao to apprehend Riyaz, 24, who was accused of stealing a motorcycle around 8:30 and 9 PM. After Riiyaz was caught, he was made to sit on a motorcycle between Pramod and his brother-in-law, who had accompanied them. The sub-inspector who went with them was trailing behind them on another bike.

As they neared Vinayaknagar, five kilometers away, Riyaz pulled out a knife and attacked the Constable, stabbing him in the chest. The SI had tried to intervene but was injured on the finger.

The incident occurred in public.

Some reports say that two unidentified men then arrived on the scene and helped Riyaz escape.

Many autorikshaw drivers were unwilling to take the injured officers to the hospital.

The duo was rushed to the Nizammabad Government General Hospital GHH after CCS SI Vitthal reached the area. However, Constable Pramod was declared dead. 

Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy directed Nizamabad Police Commissioner P Sai Chaitanya to form special teams to arrest the accused.
According to Chaitanya, Riyad was caught two months ago by the police but came out on bail. He was later suspected of being involved in a motorcycle theft, and Pramod and the SI were tasked with picking him up. “Our team was unaware that he was carrying a weapon and started shifting him to the police station,” Chaitanya said.

Riyaz had previously been involved in multiple snatching and theft cases, according to police. He is currently absconding.

The DGP also asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Multi Zone-I, S Chandrashekhar Reddy, to visit Nizamabad and monitor the situation.

A murder case has been registered, and further investigations are ongoing.

With inputs from PTI

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