Vizag cop on patrol killed in hit and run accident
The Hindu
K. Eswara Rao’s vehicle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on NH-16 near Yendada Junction.
Inspector of Three Town Police Station, K Eswara Rao, died when the police patrolling vehicle in which he was moving on duty, was allegedly hit by an unidentified vehicle on NH-16 near Yendada Junction, in Visakhapatnam City, in the wee hours on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
Home Guard. Santosh who was also there in the vehicle, suffered severe injuries and is undergoing treatment.
The incident occurred at around 3.30 a.m. when the police personnel who had just completed their night rounds were returning home.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
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