Rangareddy, Feb. 22 -- A farmer was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an auto in Sardar Nagar village under Pahadi Shareef police station limits in Rangareddy district in Telangana, police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred as he was returning home after finishing his agricultural work, when the auto hit him, dragged him along, and then fled from the scene.

Due to the accident, the farmer sustained head injuries and was subsequently shifted to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

A police official stated that a complaint has been filed regarding the incident and further investigation about the auto driver is ongoing, stating, "We have received a complaint about the matter. The deceased has been...