Hyderabad: Charminar Police secured jail terms and fines against two petty vendors in separate public obstruction cases for encroaching on roads and footpaths near the Charminar monument.
The I Special Judicial Magistrate Court at Gandhi Bhavan convicted the two offenders after Charminar Police registered digital E-Petty cases against them. Police said the action aimed to curb public nuisance and improve pedestrian movement in the crowded heritage zone.
Maher Unnisa, 46, a resident of Khilwath, was booked under Sections 66 C and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing obstruction to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The court sentenced her to one day of simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.100.
Syed Abdul Amair, 26, also from Khilwath, was booked under Sections 27/76 and 223 of the BNS Act for setting up an illegal commercial structure on a public road near Charminar. The court sentenced him to two days of simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.100.
Charminar Police intensify action in public obstruction cases
Police said Investigating Officer K. Raj Sheker and Court Duty Officer M. Mahender coordinated the legal process and produced the accused before the court. Following the verdict, authorities shifted both convicts to judicial custody to serve their jail terms.
Charminar SHO T. Rambabu said road and footpath encroachments near Charminar were creating difficulties for pedestrians, visitors and emergency vehicle movement. He said police were using the digital E-Petty framework to register immediate cases against violators and warned that strict legal action would continue against offenders.
Police also urged vendors and shop owners to use designated vending zones and avoid blocking public pathways in the Charminar area.
