In a gruesome and planned murder, a-man-allegedly killed his father, chopped his body into pieces and stored the body-parts in plastic-buckets at his home in Malkajgiri-area of Secunderabad. The accused reportedly also forced his mother and sister to help through threats. The victim has been identified as Maruti-Kishan, 80, retired Indian-Railways-employee. The accused is his son Kishan, 39, who is said to be absconding.

The Telangana government's refusal to clear dues of up to Rs.1,500-crore to private-hospitals that cater to the healthcare needs of patients under the state government's Aarogyasree and Employee Health Scheme is threatening to blow into a health-crisis in the state, sources said. Aarogyasree is a state government-run health-insurance-scheme under which private hospitals treat patients and the bill is subsequently reimbursed by the state government.

The Telangana unit of BJP claimed that the state is reeling under Rs.2.2-lakh-crore debt, adding that the schemes announced by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao are yet to be implemented as the TRS government lacks sufficient budget. He claimed that after listening to the 73rd Independence Day speech of KCR, people have lost all their hopes in the ruling TRS government in the state.