Hyderabad :

Atmakur Sub Inspector D Siddaiah and constable Ch Naga Raju, who were killed in an encounter with suspected SIMI members in Nalgonda district, have been honoured with the President’s Police Medal for gallantry on the occasion of Independence Day. The encounter took place at Janakipuram in Mothkur mandal after the police were on a hot pursuit of the SIMI activists, who shot at a police party at Suryapet bus stand, when the police tried to nab them.

On April 4 last year, the police party tried to catch the SIMI members in Janakipuram. The SIMI members opened fire at the three-member police team, including CI Balagangi Reddy, SI D Siddaiah and constable Nagaraju. Nagaraju died on the spot while Siddaiah and Balagangi Reddy suffered injuries. On April 7, Siddaiah died while undergoing treatment.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / August 15th, 2016