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Two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) rank officers working with the Intelligence Department of the Andhra Pradesh police were killed in a road accident in Choutuppal in the early hours of Saturday (July 26, 2025).
The officers have been identified as Chakradhar Rao and Shantha Rao. Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Prasad and their driver, Narsing Rao, who were also in the vehicle, sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.
The accident was reported around 4.45 a.m. on the Kaithapuram village road when a speeding lorry travelling on the other side of the divider veered off and collided head-on with the car in which the officers were travelling.
According to Choutuppal Inspector G. Manmadha Kumar, the officers were en route to Hyderabad in connection with a case.
A case has been booked and further investigation is underway.
Published – July 26, 2025 08:59 am IST
