Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy on Sunday announced that Sheikh Riyaz, the accused who brutally murdered police constable Empalli Pramod Kumar in Nizamabad, was killed in police firing.
According to preliminary reports from Nizamabad Police, Riyaz attempted to escape by attacking police personnel at the Nizamabad Government Hospital. During the scuffle, he snatched a weapon and tried to open fire on the police. He was shot dead when police retaliated to prevent his escape, a release from DGP office said.
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